to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
news; word; tidings; omen
for a change; for variety's sake
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof
scene; view; prospect; outlook
the place for; the time for; the level of
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
several years; a few years
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
succession; continuation; series; sequence
superstition; superstitious belief
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt