to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
in the morning; during the morning
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to change completely; to change suddenly
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
composition; setting (of music)
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
island in a pond or river
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
department (faculty) of literature
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)