gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
race (of people); type of person
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
fortress; stronghold; citadel
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
weakening; emaciation; decline
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
evening sky; twilight sky
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
action; operation; effect; function
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to wring the neck; to strangle
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to complete decisively; to do to completion
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
excess; surplus; superabundance