sound of the wind; voice of the wind
spurt of blood; spray of blood
throat; important part; vital area
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
inside pocket; bosom; (one's) real intentions; inner thoughts; true state of affairs
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to overflow from something full
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
troubled face; worried expression
preface; introduction; preamble
to overdo; to do too much
boundless; limitless; vast; broad
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
crescent moon; young moon
when it comes to ...; as for ...
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)