lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to make merry; to be festive
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
already; now; no longer; not any more
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
carp streamer; carp banner
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
fresh verdure; new green leaves
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to pass (of time); to elapse
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to sprout; to put forth buds
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
again; once more; a second time