(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
black terracotta; black soil
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
death; the late; the deceased
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
Burnes; Burns; Byrnes; Bahns
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
fate predetermined from a prior existence
cold district; northern district
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
in the earth; in the ground; underground
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
chief; main; principal; major
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name