to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
job; work; duties; trade; skill
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
walking heavily; lumbering
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to grumble about something (trivial)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
small hill; low hill; hillock
here and there; in places
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
imagination; supposition; guess
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
gently (of the wind); softly
to shake; to sway; to waver
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stop walking; to pause
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
height (of body); stature
torii; Shinto shrine archway