錦(にしき) nishikiあやなす ayanasu木々(きぎ) kigiで de山(やま) yamaが ga染(そ)ま()っ()て()い()た() somatteita。 The mountains were dyed in a brocade-like tapestry of trees. autumnnatureseasonsclassical/文語 form錦 (brocade, metaphor for autumn)
彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa枯(かれ)葉(は) karehaが ga散(ち)っ()て() chitteいく ikuの noを o眺(なが)め()て()い()た() nagameteita。 She was watching the dead leaves drift down. autumnseasonslandscapetrees and forestsnominalizer の~ている (ongoing state)~ていく (motion away from speaker)perception verb + のが/のを (clause as object)
彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは waこの kono秋(あき) aki結(けっ)婚(こん)し()ま()す() kekkonshimasu。 She's getting married this fall. autumnmarriageweddingsfuture plansfuture tense