March; third month of the lunar calendar
21st day of the month; 21 days
24 solar stems (terms used to denote the changing of the seasons); 24 divisions of the Chinese solar year
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
vernal equinox; spring equinox
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
half-florescent; half-bloomed
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
river surface; surface of a river
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be thrilled; to be excited
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing