observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
plants and animals; flora and fauna
Nagano (city, prefecture)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
mass communication; mass media
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
this mountain; this temple
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
autumn scenery; fall scenery
merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)
the same; the said; likewise
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company