fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to take up space; to occupy space
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
bento; Japanese box lunch
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
cherry blossom (colour, color)
social life; social intercourse
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
cherry blossom viewing party
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
vinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with