thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
head; lead; vanguard; first
line; queue; procession; matrix
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
absolutely; positively; decidedly
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
umbrella carrier; servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
to lose one's way; to get lost
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
fields (of rice and other crops)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
half-florescent; half-bloomed
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
route; way; course; directions
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)