common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
failure; mistake; blunder
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
refinement; elegance; grace
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
weeping plum (Prunus mume f. pendula); weeping Japanese apricot
to do together; to share; to participate in
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to approach; to draw near
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
you could say; you might say; verging on the
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to take a picture; to take a photo
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
serious; severe; grave; acute
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)