Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
tedious; boring; dull; uninteresting; tiresome; monotonous
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
theory; reason; logic
(unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext
disgrace; humiliation
narrow; tight; cramped
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious; rigid
constrained; uncomfortable
tight (e.g. finances)
Suru verb - special class; Intransitive verb
to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink
Suru verb - special class; Transitive verb
to bend (knee, etc.)
Suru verb - special class; Transitive verb
to subdue; to overpower
Archaic; Suru verb - special class; Intransitive verb
to feel down
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling; spineless
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward
to bend down; to crouch; to squat
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
worry; care; concern
ennui; boredom
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