row of cherry trees (lining a street)
cherry blossom viewing party
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
a long time ago; in those days
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
evening meal; supper; dinner
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
the people; the public; the world
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to throw up; to vomit; to spew
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
cinnamon; cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
crow (Corvus spp.); raven