cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
oregano (Origanum vulgare)
flowers and water offered to Buddha; irrigation of a rice field during flowering
peppermint stick (species of perennial evergreen, Alpinia japonica)
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)
paintpot cuttlefish (Metasepia tullbergi)
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
maintaining the quality of a flower; lasting quality of a cut flower
Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
bunch of flowers; bouquet
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
floral pattern; flourish; ornament
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
floral decoration; floral ornament
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu; deutzia; Deutzia crenata
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
flower reading; fortune-telling based on plucking the petals off a flower
thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)
first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.); snow falling like flower petals; snow on a tree resembling a flower; red snow
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
garland; festoon (of flowers)
hot-springs mineral deposits (resembling flowers); flowers of sulphur; geyserite
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
belle of society; queen of high society
rain falling on cherry blossoms; rain at the time of the blossoming of cherry trees
person who steals flowers (esp. cherry blossoms)
ornate initial; capital letters; flowers planted to form characters
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
strong awamori (60%) from Yonaguni Island, Okinawa
vase; vase for floral offerings
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
hana-awase (type of hanafuda game); any hanafuda game involving matching cards from one's hand with cards of the same suit in the field (such as hachi-hachi, koi-koi); flower-comparing contest (Heian period)
blooming tachibana; tachibana flower
floral raft; flower raft; Helwingia japonica (species of shrub); (arch.) oily perfume applied under white makeup
algal bloom; water bloom; lotus flower; (arch.) Japanese sea perch; (arch.) Japanese sea bass
salt; crest of a wave; flowerlike patterns on waves in the Japan Sea in winter
cherry blossom viewing drinking party
mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes); (lit.) flowers of Edo
superior chef (Japanese cuisine)
moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
flower thief; stealing flowers
natural state; being unspoilt by human touch; spring is beautiful; things are different by nature; all things have their characteristics
flower-patterned material used to bind the ends of the spine in books
news of cherry blossom blooming conditions; tidings of flowers
a flower-bedecked vehicle
the brilliance of cherry blossoms which illuminate the evening
the part of the fruit from which the flower has dropped
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) the neighbour's flowers are redder
curtains hung (from trees or poles) during a flower-viewing party
Hall's crab apple; flowering crab apple; Malus halliana
flower of chivalry (Bushido)
flower-comparing contest (Heian period)
Rip van Winkle effect (for a woman); feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to Japan (for a woman)
Paris green; emerald green
Japanese pampas grass in ear
hoverfly (Syrphidae spp.); syrphid; drone fly (Eristalis tenax)
false dragonhead (Physostegia virginiana); obedient plant
glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
pink quill (Tillandsia cyanea)
sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis); dame's rocket; dame's violet; Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
Polemonium kiushianum (species of Jacob's ladder)
citing or naming a variety of flowers; multi-flowered design
citing or naming a variety of flowers; multi-flowered design
commemoration of the Buddha's birthday
woman as pretty as a flower
condolence gift; gift brought to a (Christian) funeral; flower money
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
reality can not compete with imagination; prospect is often better than possession
flower charcoal (whereby a flower, seed, branch, or other item of flora is carbonized as is, retaining its form)
pickling of unopened rape blossoms
tiredness after cherry blossom watching
dew that trickles down from a flower
rabbity six (standard dead shape in go); rabbitty six
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) other people's flowers are redder
always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; (lit.) not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain
(cherry) blossom front; flower front