bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
Europe and America; the West
originally; by nature; from the start
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
rapids; shallows of a river
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
third day of the month; three days
scouring rushes; Equisetum hyemale; common horsetail
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
everything; anything; nothing
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly