figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be worried; to be troubled
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
until now; so far; up to the present
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)