noun:

• eyes of the night
• eyes asleep; at night ➜ 夜の目も寝ない

noun:

• rays of the rising sun

expression / adverb:

• using the strongest words possible

noun:

• the first part of a poem or verse

expression:

• as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day) ➜ 声を限りに

noun:

• getting ready to go out in the snow; clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear - obscure term

noun:

• section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)

noun:

• air pad

noun:

• memorial rite involving the western sanctum - Buddhism term

noun:

• year of the boar

ichidan verb:

• to miss getting on (e.g. a plane) ➜ 乗り損なう

expression / noun:

• sound of the wind; voice of the wind

conjunction:

• the reason for something

noun:

• 48th of the sexagenary cycle

noun:

• falling paulownia leaf signaling the beginning of autumn (fall)

noun:

• the deceased; old friend

expression / ichidan verb:

• to score the first point

noun:

• man on horseback (species of mushroom, Tricholoma equestre); yellow knight

counter:

• counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.)

expression:

• This is the point we need to think about - idiom

expression:

• it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn

noun:

• 24th of the sexagenary cycle

expression:

• on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat ➜ 何かと言うと

noun:

• close air support

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make a pun on a word