to burst into leaf; to sprout
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
department store; department
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
for the first time in one's life
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
the world in general; society; convention
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to set (sun); to become dark
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency