GAKKA-RI がっかり
Meanings
A state of discouragement/depressed.
The tired and distracted.
Examples
・Disappointed that Santa’s gift was not what I was expecting
サンタのプレゼントが期待していたのと違ってがっかり。
・I feel so let down by you that you can’t do something as simple as this.
こんな簡単なこともできないなんて、君にはがっかりしたよ。
Dogmatic Opinion
A state of depression or discouragement when expectations fall short of what was expected.
Mental problems.
The mood is low, but not to the point of despair.
It’s about an “ah-ha”. It’s not “What the hell !!!!??????”
No matter how tired I am, I will not be “Gakkari” or “Gakkuri” (old usage).
Now I use “Guttari”.
Proximate Expression
be disappointed
be(feel) dishearttened
feel let down
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