depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
prohibition; inhibition; ban
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
pride; boast; credit (to)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
smiling in an embarrassing or uncomfortable situation (as a trait of Japanese culture)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
remembrance; recollection; recognition
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
depraved monk; sinful priest
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
depravity; corruption; degradation