winter daphne (Daphne odora)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
colour; color; hue; tints
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
both hands; both arms; ten
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence