one's own child; one's own children
sickroom; hospital room; ward
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to name; to call; to christen; to term
one's house; one's home; one's family
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to shut in; to confine; to contain
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
light pink; light crimson
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
class A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
university student; college student
people; men and women; each person; everybody
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
every year; yearly; annually
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)