autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to dye; to colour; to color
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
metal fittings; metal fixtures
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
back; rear; background; behind the scenes