to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
no matter how much time passes
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
green light; (giving) permission; OK
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
24 hours; twenty-four hours
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden