藁苞[warazuto] straw wrapper
苞苴[aramaki] salted salmon
苞葉[houyou] bract (leaf)
総苞[souhou] involucre

苞苴[housho] straw-wrapped item
山苞[yamazuto] souvenir from the mountains
藁苞[warasubo] Odontamblyopus lacepedii (species of eel goby)

酷しい[ikameshii] severe
厳酷[genkoku] severity
酷なやり方[kokunayarikata] cruel deed
酷寒[kokkan] severe (intense) cold
酷刑[kokkei] severe punishment

酷使[kokushi] exploitation
酷似[kokuji] resemblance
酷暑[kokusho] intense heat
酷税[kokuzei] heavy taxation
酷評[kokuhyou] severe criticism