to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
(social) position; status
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to surround; to crowd around
to be erected; to be built
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
leopard (Panthera pardus)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly