neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
university student; college student
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
festival; feast; carnival
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to taste; to try (food or drink)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill