plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
front; frontage; facade; main
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
dark reddish-brown; liver color
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
along the way; along the road
that's the way it is; such is life
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)