A ceremony celebrating the beginning of spring.

a tree; more specifically, a living tree / the bent and gnarled trunk or roots of an old tree / wood, lumber / something made of wood / in ancient China, a wooden musical instrument

flowers blooming on a tree, especially, an elegant label for 梅の花 (ume no hana, “plum blossoms”)

festival / ceremonial

(honorific) festival

spring (season)

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 fall from the sky, to precipitate / (passive) to be hit by or caught in something falling head on.

to descend / to fall / to precipitate / to surrender