bunch of flowers; bouquet
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
floral decoration; floral ornament
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
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
to give flowers as a gift
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu; deutzia; Deutzia crenata
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
flower reading; fortune-telling based on plucking the petals off a flower
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
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)
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue
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; first menstruation; woman who has just reached adulthood
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
hot-springs mineral deposits (resembling flowers); flowers of sulphur; geyserite
artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.); snow falling like flower petals; snow on a tree resembling a flower; red snow
belle of society; queen of high society
rain falling on cherry blossoms; rain at the time of the blossoming of cherry trees
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
person who steals flowers (esp. cherry blossoms)
ornate initial; capital letters; flowers planted to form characters
strong awamori (60%) from Yonaguni Island, Okinawa
garland; festoon (of flowers)
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
vase; vase for floral offerings
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
flowers and water offered to Buddha; irrigation of a rice field during flowering
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
blooming tachibana; tachibana flower
artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive
floral raft; flower raft; Helwingia japonica (species of shrub); (arch.) oily perfume applied under white makeup
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)
salt; crest of a wave; flowerlike patterns on waves in the Japan Sea in winter
cherry blossom viewing drinking party
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
algal bloom; water bloom; lotus flower; (arch.) Japanese sea perch; (arch.) Japanese sea bass
superior chef (Japanese cuisine)
moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
flower thief; stealing flowers
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
beauty such as to put a flower to shame
beauty such as to put a flower to shame
maintaining the quality of a flower; lasting quality of a cut flower
a flower-bedecked vehicle
the brilliance of cherry blossoms which illuminate the evening
the part of the fruit from which the flower has dropped
to be intoxicated with the blossoms
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
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
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)
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
oregano (Origanum vulgare)
news of cherry blossom blooming conditions; tidings of flowers
news of cherry blossom blooming conditions; tidings of flowers
to crown beauty with even greater beauty
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
flower-comparing contest (Heian period)
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive
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
Japanese pampas grass in ear
reality can not compete with imagination; prospect is often better than possession
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; (lit.) other people's flowers are redder
woman as pretty as a flower
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
sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis); dame's rocket; dame's violet; Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
once you're dead, that's it
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
dew that trickles down from a flower
condolence gift; gift brought to a (Christian) funeral; flower money
tiredness after cherry blossom watching
rabbity six (standard dead shape in go); rabbitty six
commemoration of the Buddha's birthday
citing or naming a variety of flowers; multi-flowered design
citing or naming a variety of flowers; multi-flowered design
dew that trickles down from a flower
flower charcoal (whereby a flower, seed, branch, or other item of flora is carbonized as is, retaining its form)
pickling of unopened rape blossoms
Hall's crab apple; flowering crab apple; Malus halliana
peppermint stick (species of perennial evergreen, Alpinia japonica)
paintpot cuttlefish (Metasepia tullbergi)
Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
pink quill (Tillandsia cyanea)
glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
Polemonium kiushianum (species of Jacob's ladder)
hoverfly (Syrphidae spp.); syrphid; drone fly (Eristalis tenax)
Polemonium kiushianum (species of Jacob's ladder)
Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
false dragonhead (Physostegia virginiana); obedient plant
ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita)