precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
scenery; scene; landscape
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
direct unforked road; straight path
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
comparatively; relatively
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
class; heading; group; category
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only