winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
to fold up; to fold into layers
yearned for; longed for; missed
to blow (of autumn wind); to fall out of love
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to entertain; to make welcome
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to be softened; to calm down
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
place; situation; position; location
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
settlement; solution; resolution
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation