flowers; beautiful; spectacular
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
curious; strange; unusual
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
priority; order of precedence
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to be entwined; to be involved
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
annotation; explanatory note; comment
all present; all concerned; all of us
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution