to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
Western music; European music
preface; introduction; preamble
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
you could say; you might say; verging on the
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
talk; recital; narration; topic
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
how many people; a number of people
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
from the viewpoint of; according to
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
society; company; the public; the world
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
every year; yearly; annually
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful