valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
hills and fields; hill and dale
to be intimate with; to befriend
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
detour; diversion; alternative route
normal practice; proper practice
don't worry; no worries; never mind
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to hide; to conceal oneself
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to show; to bare (the teeth)
precipice; cliff; flat head
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received