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憂鬱 |
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| yuuutsu | ゆううつ | |
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| depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom | |
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彼は憂鬱状態であった。
kare wa yūutsu jōtai de atta. He was in a mood of depression. |
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去れ、忌まわしき憂鬱よ。
sare, imawashiki yūutsu yo. Hence, loathed melancholy. |
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彼女は憂鬱症の虜に成った。
kanojo wa yūutsu shō no toriko ni natta. She fell prey to melancholy. |
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彼女の言葉は憂鬱に満ちていた。
kanojo no kotoba wa yūutsu ni michi te i ta. Her words were filled with melancholy. |
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彼女は憂鬱状態になることがある。
kanojo wa yūutsu jōtai ni naru koto ga aru. She sometimes goes into a mood of depression. |
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彼の声には憂鬱な調子が感じられた。
kare no koe ni wa yūutsu na chōshi ga kanji rare ta. We sensed a melancholy note in his voice. |
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ぼくは涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱を読みたくない。
boku wa ryō miya haruhi no yūutsu o yomi taku nai. I don't want to read the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

