joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
time; season; period; phase; stage
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
March; third month of the lunar calendar
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
while; during; while; although; all; both
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
Pierre Hermé (1961.11.20; French pastry chef)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
surroundings; environs; circumference
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
while; even though; despite
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
all; entire; whole; altogether
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves