falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
how; in what way; I wonder
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
submersion; inundation; being flooded
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
metallic sound; metallic clank
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
as if nothing had happened
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
product; produce; result; fruit