to compose a haiku or waka / to recite, to chant

Japanese poetry, waka / tanka: 31-mora poetry having the pattern 5-7-5 7-7

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

a cherry tree, in Japanese contexts particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, yet not limited to it / Short for 桜花 (sakurabana): a cherry blossom / Short for 桜木 (sakuragi): cherry wood

a flower / Short for 生け花 (ikebana): flower arrangement / Short for 花札 (hanafuda): Japanese playing cards / the best days of one's life / the best thing / essence

to see, to watch, to observe, to look at something / to look over, to examine, to judge / to take care of, to look after, to keep an eye on somebody

disgraceful, shameful, indecent / shabby, unsightly

in a flash, in an instant