depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to dance; to perform dance steps
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
annual function; annual event
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
though; even if; whether ... or ...
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to be excited; to be elated
having no idea; having no clue
absolutely; positively; decidedly
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to take to task; to take it out on
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
at someone's (something's) mercy
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to pause; to have a short intermission
to cease; to stop; to be over
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
different thing; another question; different case
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
every single word and phrase; word by word
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
individual differences; personal equation