blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
health; healthy; sound; fit
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
dry riverbed; river beach
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to be hesitant; to feel timid
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
indeed; really; truly; very much
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
change of location (address, nursery school, institute, etc.); moving; transfer; moving to a new post (of a judge)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
even if not; even without
to have a talk; to tell a story
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical