gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
direct appeal; direct petition
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to turn right; to turn to the right
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
order; sequence; procedure
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
1,000,000; one million; million; many
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
protracted war; war of attrition
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
to slide into; to slip into
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
to blow out; to spout out