melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy

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1. 憂慮ゆうりょゆうりょanxiety; concern; fear1
2. 憂鬱ゆううつゆううつdepression; melancholy; dejection; gloom2

   • 雨あめが降ふると彼女かのじょは憂鬱ゆううつになる。

     When it rains, she feels blue.

   • 彼女かのじょは憂鬱ゆううつだった。

     She felt blue.

   • 今日きょうは憂鬱ゆううつな気分きぶんだ。

     I have the blues today.

3. 憂うれえるうれえるto worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to stress over3
4. 憂うれいうれいsorrow; grief; anguish; distress4

   • 憂うれいの反面はんめんには喜よろこびがあるものだ。

     Every cloud has a silver lining.

5. 憂うさうさgloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency5
6. 憂国ゆうこくゆうこくpatriotic concern for the future of one's country6
7. 杞憂きゆうきゆうneedless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry7

   • 元気げんきな声こえがそのまま返かえってくる。杞憂きゆうだったかな・・・。

     Her cheerful voice responded just like that. Guess I was worrying over nothing...

8. 憂うき目めうきめbitter experience; misery; distress; grief8

   • 後あとで憂うき目めをみる。

     This will bring you to grief.

9. 一喜一憂いっきいちゆういっきいちゆうalternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism9

   • 彼かれは試合しあいの結果けっかに一喜一憂いっきいちゆうしている。

     He is now glad, now sad at the progress of the game.

   • 父ちちの病状びょうじょうは一喜一憂いっきいちゆうです。

     My father's condition seems to improve one moment, but the next moment he sinks again.

   • ボスの顔色かおいろに一喜一憂いっきいちゆうの毎日まいにち。こんな仕事しごとやってられないよ。

     I can't keep this up. It's an emotional roller coaster around here and all we have to do is look at the boss's face to know whether everybody is going to be happy or sad.

10. 内憂外患ないゆうがいかんないゆうがいかんtroubles both at home and abroad10

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