eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
powder snow; powdery snow
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
to gather; to collect; to assemble
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to trample down; to devastate
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
successively; one after another
changing one's clothes; (arch.) lady court attendant
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae)
light green; yellowish-green
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
as far as the eye can see
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
to spread; to be propagated
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
the lower classes; the common people