sake drunk while viewing cherry blossoms
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
nervousness; oversensitivity
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to be embarrassed; to lose face
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
human relations; personal relationships
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program