new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
terrain; geographical features; topography
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
scenery; scene; landscape
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
shoulder strap (on a dress)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to not take seriously; to take lightly
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
returning from school; going home from school
large amount of money; great cost
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode