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autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

3

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

1

unofficial report; confidential report

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility

3

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

4

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

2

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

6

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

1

kindness; courtesy

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

7

season; weather

4

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

1

personality; style; appearance

1

wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

4

company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

2

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

1

autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

2

vivid; clear; distinct

1

shape of a mountain; form of a mountain

2

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call

1

(female) beauty; beautiful woman

2

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

1

discipline; training; teaching manners

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

1

she; her; girlfriend

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solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself

4

open water pipe; conduit

1

gurgling; babbling; murmuring (stream, brook, etc...)

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

4

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

5

coarse; rough

1

round pillar (esp. in buildings)

3

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

1

dream

11

(one) letter; (one) character

1

breadth; width

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest

1

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

1

mind

1

to (do) like this

8

(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

4

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

2

simmer; bubble out; flow out

2