fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
accurate; correct; precise; exact
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
such; this sort of; like this
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
river; stream; River; the ... river
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
whispering; murmuring; subdued
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
speech; words; one's lines; remarks