old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
every year; yearly; annually
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
former years; formerly; a few years ago
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
distant future; descendants; lower classes; common people
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
bento; Japanese box lunch
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to discuss; to talk together
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
madness; craziness; insanity