strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
storm area (winds of 25mps or more)
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
one revolution; one rotation
high heels; high-heeled shoes
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
see-through (e.g. blouse)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
first thing in the morning
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
about when; about what time; how soon
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself