shore; bank (of a body of water)
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
sea level; (surface of) sea
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
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
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
regulation cap; school cap
button (clothing); push-button; button
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime