sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
first calligraphy of the year
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
early on; earlier on; from early
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
late at night; at a late hour
particularly; only; in the case of
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
late at night; small hours of the morning
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
postcard; memo; note; card
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
for example; for instance; e.g.
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to get angry; to lose one's temper
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly