Feeling down
Idioms, Stage 4chunk 1 of 22Feelings & temper
Low spirits: depressed, brooding, discouraged, dreading it.
- ki ga meirufeel down, find it depressingliterally “the mind sinks in”
- ki ni yamufret over it, take it to heartliterally “fall ill in the mind over it”
- ki o otosulose heart, be discouragedliterally “drop one's spirit”
- ki ga omoidread it, not look forward to itliterally “the mind is heavy”
Mix-ups ki ga meiru (depressing) vs ki ga omoi (dread it); particles differ: ki o otosu, ki ni yamu.
ki ga meiru
polite ki ga meirimasu
“the mind sinks in”
feel down, find it depressing
In English: get someone down
Grumbling about grey days, bad news or a draining situation, usually naming the cause: ame bakkari de ki ga meiru. Ki ga omoi is dread of something ahead, and ochikomu is feeling down after a setback.
Plain alternatives: ochikomu, yuuutsu.
ame bakkari de ki ga meiru ne.
All this rain really gets you down.
雨ばっかりで気が滅入るね。
ame bakari de ki ga meirimasu ne.
All this rain is so depressing.
雨ばかりで気が滅入りますね。
Written 気が滅入る · きがめいるHeard 25× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside ki ga magireru, ki ga hareru, ki ni yamu, ki o otosuMain list bakkari (Stage 2)
ki ni yamu
polite ki ni yamimasu
“fall ill in the mind over it”
fret over it, take it to heart
In English: worry yourself sick
Mostly as comfort to someone blaming themselves: ki ni yamu koto nai yo, ki ni yamanaide, ki ni yamanakute ii yo (don't let it eat at you). It sounds more serious and grown-up than ki ni shinaide. Ki ni suru is everyday minding; ki ni yamu is brooding until it hurts.
Everyday version: ki ni shinaide.
anata no sei ja nai n da kara, ki ni yamanaide.
It's not your fault, so don't beat yourself up over it.
あなたのせいじゃないんだから、気に病まないで。
amari ki ni yamanaide kudasai ne.
Please don't let it weigh on you too much.
あまり気に病まないでくださいね。
Written 気に病む · きにやむHeard 27× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside ki ga magireru, ki ga hareru, ki ga meiru, ki o otosuMain list -naide (Stage 2), ki ni suru (Stage 2)
ki o otosu
polite ki o otoshimasu
“drop one's spirit”
lose heart, be discouraged
In English: let something get you down
Almost always the comfort line ki o otosanaide (don't let it get you down), or sonna ni ki o otosu na. To describe yourself feeling down, people say ochikomu instead.
Plain word for being down: ochikomu.
sonna ni ki o otosanaide yo.
Don't let it get you down so much.
そんなに気を落とさないでよ。
amari ki o otosanaide kudasai ne.
Please don't be too discouraged.
あまり気を落とさないでくださいね。
Written 気を落とす · きをおとすHeard 23× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside ki ga magireru, ki ga hareru, ki ga meiru, ki ni yamuMain list -naide (Stage 2)
ki ga omoi
polite ki ga omoi desu
“the mind is heavy”
dread it, not look forward to it
In English: weigh on one's mind
What you say before a task or conversation you're dreading: ashita no mensetsu, ki ga omoi naa. It's the opposite of ki ga raku. Ki ga meiru is general gloom, not dread of something ahead.
Single-word alternative: yuuutsu (gloomy, dreading it).
ashita no kaigi, ki ga omoi naa.
I'm dreading tomorrow's meeting.
明日の会議、気が重いなあ。
ashita no kaigi, chotto ki ga omoi desu ne.
I'm not looking forward to tomorrow's meeting.
明日の会議、ちょっと気が重いですね。
Written 気が重い · きがおもいHeard 8× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside ki ga susumanai, ki ga noranai, ki ga muku, ki ga hikeruMain list iya (Stage 2)