mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
conifer forest; coniferous forest; needle-leaved forest
many communities (villages); cluster of plants
to rain incessantly; to downpour
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
being dotted with; being scattered
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
former years; formerly; a few years ago
control; management (e.g. of a business)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
at the present time; as of now; at this time
simply; merely; only; solely
to be erected; to be built
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")