to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
change; transition; vicissitudes
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
two colours; two varieties; two types
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
educational institution; school; academy; campus