When Sazae-san starts on Sunday evening, all of Japan feels the weekend slipping away, and so do I. My cure is a small Sunday-night reward — a favorite dinner or a slow bath — that makes the blues feel lighter.
| 番組 | ばんぐみ | TV program |
| 憂鬱 | ゆううつ | gloomy; melancholy |
| ご褒美 | ごほうび | reward; treat for oneself |
| 入浴剤 | にゅうよくざい | bath salts |
| 工夫する | くふうする | to find clever ways |
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