(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
time; hour; period; class
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
living up to one's reputation
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
perfect; complete; flawless
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to bury; to embed; to implant
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
epidemic; plague; pestilence