gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to jot down a note
chain; series; connection; linkage
to spread; to be propagated
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
one meal; one meal (a day)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
variety of court dance (Nara period)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
troublesome; annoying; complicated