gale; violent (strong) wind
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo); Kyūshū
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
the other day; some time ago; recently
to communicate secretly; to form a close friendship
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
since; henceforth; ever since
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
implicit agreement; tacit understanding
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
common reed (Phragmites australis)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game