flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.); snow falling like flower petals; snow on a tree resembling a flower; red snow
widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes); (lit.) flowers of Edo
fires and fistfights are the flowers of Edo
hot-spring mineral deposits (resembling flowers); flowers of sulphur; geyserite; sinter
Friday (when one feels excited about the weekend)
algal bloom; water bloom; lotus flower; (arch.) Japanese sea bass
flower of chivalry (Bushido)
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
female office worker; (lit.) flower of the office
citing or naming a variety of flowers; multi-flowered design
dew that trickles down from a flower
spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna); long-nose grey shark