national holiday; festival day
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
depression; low spirits; dejection
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
rushing around; running wild
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
cornerstone; foundation stone
to be entwined; to be involved
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to keep watch; to stand guard