July in Tokyo brought regular highs of 35 degrees Celsius coupled with sauna-level humidity. Most of us are desperate for relief in the form of some ïL (kaze, wind).

I could really go for a ›öïL (°ù²â¨­´Ú¨±, cool, refreshing breeze) or a pleasant º£ïL (umikaze, sea breeze), but I secretly dream of a œöïL (takikaze, wind caused by a large waterfall). As long as they don¡¯t cause any damage, I¡¯d even settle for a Í»ïL (³Ù´Ç±è±è¨±, sudden gust) or a ŠïL (°ì²â¨­´Ú¨±, strong wind).

It could ´µ¤¯(fuku, to blow), ¤½¤è¤° (soyogu, to flutter gently) or simply ¤µ¤µ¤ä¤¯ (sasayaku, to whisper). In fact, the humidity is so bad that even a ÈõïL (Âá²¹°ì³Ü´Ú¨±, weak wind) or ŸáïL (²Ô±ð±è±è¨±, hot, dry wind at the height of summer) would help. Anything, please!