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A2 I-adjective

()()()helpless, cheerless, miserable, disconsolate, dreary, downhearted

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    1. I-adjective

      1.

      miserable, wretched, disconsolate, helpless, cheerless, sorrowful, downhearted, dreary, having no way to dispel (a feeling), having no solace (from)

      Usually written using kana alone

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    遣る瀬無い 【やるせない】

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      恋人(こいびと)()られてやるせない気持(きも)ちになる。

      Feeling miserable after being dumped by a lover.

      • N1

      自然(しぜん)災害(さいがい)(あに)(うしな)った()()()気持(きも)ちを()()ける。

      I lay bare the helpless feeling of losing my brother to a natural disaster.

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      貧乏(びんぼう)なせいで大学(だいがく)()けないというやるせない(おも)いをした。

      I felt helpless for not being able to go to university because of poverty.

      • N1

      ()()()(おも)いをしている友達(ともだち)元気(げんき)(あた)えたいと(おも)っています。

      I think I want to cheer up a friend who is feeling miserable.

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      (だれ)にもこのやるせない(おも)いを()()けられず、(くる)しい(おも)いをしています。

      I cannot confide in anyone this helpless feeling, and having distressing thoughts.

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