luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
woman; female; feminine gender
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
don't you think?; indicates question
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo