lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
fresh verdure; new green leaves
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
food and drink; eating and drinking
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
electricity; (electric) light
husband and wife; married couple
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
celebration; auspicious occasion
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
diploma; licence; license
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)