very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to be needed; to be wanted
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
Japanese person; Japanese people
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
drinking party; get-together
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction