時化(しけ)るto be stormy or choppy (sea), to go through hard times, to be broke, to be gloomy, to be glum

海(うみ)が時化(しけ)ていたので不漁(ふりょう)だった。

The sea was stormy, so it was a poor catch. {to be stormy or choppy (sea), to go through hard times, to be broke, to be gloomy, to be glum}

時化(しけ)た顔(かお)をしている友人(ゆうじん)を励(はげ)ましました。

I encouraged my friend who was looking glum as if he had been through hard times. {to be stormy or choppy (sea), to go through hard times, to be broke, to be gloomy, to be glum}

海(うみ)が時化(しけ)ている時(とき)は海(うみ)に近(ちか)づいてはいけません。

You must not approach the sea when it is stormy or choppy. {to be stormy or choppy (sea), to go through hard times, to be broke, to be gloomy, to be glum}

どこも時化(しけ)た話(はなし)ばかりで、景気(けいき)が悪(わる)い事(こと)をひしひしと感(かん)じます。

Everywhere I go, all I hear are stories of hardships, and I keenly feel that the economy is going through hard times. {to be stormy or choppy (sea), to go through hard times, to be broke, to be gloomy, to be glum}

ナレーター：「台風(たいふう)の余波(よは)で海(うみ)が時化(しけ)ています！近(ちか)づかないで下(くだ)さい！」

Narrator: "The sea is choppy due to the aftermath of the typhoon! Please keep your distance!" {to be stormy or choppy (sea), to go through hard times, to be broke, to be gloomy, to be glum}