strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
extermination; expulsion; destruction
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
to stop (plug) one's ears
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
lightly; easily; carelessly
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to make sense; to be meaningful
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
background research; research into the period
remembrance; recollection; recognition
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange