depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
worried look; worried expression
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
beginning; clue; starting point
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
natural disaster; cataclysm
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
to stay calm; to keep cool
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
opposite side; opposition
way of speaking; intimation
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
otherwise; or else; if not
just managing; with great difficulty
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion