being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to fail an exam; to fall (of cherry blossom petals)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
torii; Shinto shrine archway
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
all sorts of; all kinds of
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as