beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
gem; jewel; precious stone
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
memories; recollections; reminiscence
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
incident; affair; happening; event
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with