basin (e.g. between mountains)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
being dotted with; being scattered
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
home area; home town; local
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
one's house; one's home; one's family
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)