gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to dye; to colour; to color
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to watch over; to watch attentively
something like ...; something called ...
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to anticipate; to foresee
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling