bunch of flowers; bouquet
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
floral decoration; floral ornament
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
to give flowers as a gift
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu; deutzia (Deutzia crenata)
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
flower tea; tea made from or flavored with flower petals
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
flower reading; fortune-telling based on plucking the petals off a flower
Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue
first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant; first menstruation; woman who has just reached adulthood
Friday (when one feels excited about the weekend)
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
hot-spring mineral deposits (resembling flowers); flowers of sulphur; geyserite; sinter
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.); snow falling like flower petals; snow on a tree resembling a flower; red snow
belle of society; queen of high society
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
rain falling on cherry blossoms; rain at the time of the blossoming of cherry trees
person who steals flowers (esp. cherry blossoms)
ornate initial; capital letters; flowers planted to form characters
strong awamori (60%) from Yonaguni Island, Okinawa
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
garland; festoon (of flowers)
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
gale during cherry blossom season; storm of cherry blossom petals
vase; vase for floral offerings
flowers and water offered to Buddha; irrigation of a rice field during flowering
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
streetcar decorated with flowers (oft. in celebration or commemoration)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; flower
cherry blossom viewing drinking party
cloth-dyeing technique incorporating flower patterns
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
blooming tachibana; tachibana flower
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
floral raft; flower raft; Helwingia japonica (species of shrub); (arch.) oily perfume applied under white makeup
spring starflower (Ipheion uniflorum); springstar
flower thief; stealing flowers
to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive
artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
salt; crest of a wave; flowerlike patterns on waves in the Japan Sea in winter
hana-awase (type of hanafuda game); any hanafuda game involving matching cards from one's hand with cards of the same suit in the field (such as hachi-hachi, koi-koi); flower-comparing contest (Heian period)
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
superior chef (Japanese cuisine)
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons
algal bloom; water bloom; lotus flower; (arch.) Japanese sea bass
spring starflower (Ipheion uniflorum); springstar
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu; deutzia (Deutzia crenata)
mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
natural state; being unspoilt by human touch; spring is beautiful; things are different by nature; all things have their characteristics
maintaining the quality of a flower; lasting quality of a cut flower
female office worker; (lit.) flower of the office
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
Japanese pampas grass in ear
Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana (2003 song by SMAP)
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
Friday (when one feels excited about the weekend)
hanagasa; conical hat adorned with flowers; used in Japanese traditional performing arts
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
oregano (Origanum vulgare)
beauty such as to put a flower to shame
rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
beauty such as to put a flower to shame
rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
a flower-bedecked vehicle
the brilliance of cherry blossoms which illuminate the evening
the part of the fruit from which the flower has dropped
to be intoxicated with the blossoms
citing or naming a variety of flowers; multi-flowered design
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) the neighbour's flowers are redder
curtains hung (from trees or poles) during a flower-viewing party
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
florist's scissors; flower scissors
the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men
news of cherry blossom blooming conditions; tidings of flowers
news of cherry blossom blooming conditions; tidings of flowers
to crown beauty with even greater beauty
Rip van Winkle effect (for a woman); feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to Japan (for a woman)
Paris green; emerald green
hollyhock (Althaea rosea)
flower-comparing contest (Heian period)
lau hoa (Vietnamese flower hotpot)
flowering camellia; camellia flower
flower picking; flower gathering
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; flower
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
hazy curtain of flowers; cherry blossoms appearing from afar like white mist
gale during cherry blossom season; storm of cherry blossom petals
florist's scissors; flower scissors
floral raft; flower raft; Helwingia japonica (species of shrub); (arch.) oily perfume applied under white makeup
flower thief; stealing flowers
to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive
headband (on the spine of a book)
Japanese pampas grass in ear
citing or naming a variety of flowers; multi-flowered design
citing or naming a variety of flowers; multi-flowered design
hollyhock (Althaea rosea)
hollyhock (Althaea rosea)
reality can not compete with imagination; prospect is often better than possession
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) other people's flowers are redder
woman as pretty as a flower
always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; (lit.) not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain
sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis); dame's rocket; dame's violet; Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
(cherry) blossom front; flower front
once you're dead, that's it
lingering flower; flower that remains (on the branch)
Hanamaki Special Needs School (older name style)
dew that trickles down from a flower
tiredness after cherry blossom watching
rabbity six (standard dead shape in go); rabbitty six
commemoration of the Buddha's birthday
The International Garden and Greenery Exposition (1990) (abbr); Expo '90
dew that trickles down from a flower
flower charcoal (whereby a flower, seed, branch, or other item of flora is carbonized as is, retaining its form)
pickling of unopened rape blossoms
Hall's crab apple; flowering crab apple; Malus halliana
peppermint stick (species of perennial evergreen, Alpinia japonica)
paintpot cuttlefish (Metasepia tullbergi)
Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
adder's tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum)
hoverfly (Syrphidae spp.); syrphid; drone fly (Eristalis tenax)
pink quill (Tillandsia cyanea)
glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
Polemonium kiushianum (species of Jacob's ladder)
Polemonium kiushianum (species of Jacob's ladder)
Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
false dragonhead (Physostegia virginiana); obedient plant
ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita)