wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
the whole mountain; all the mountains
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to send a message; to write to
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
scenery; scene; landscape
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect
rustling (of wind); murmuring; whistling; soughing
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
family grave; ancestral grave; tomb
with a friendly grin; smilingly