(n) Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
(exp) to offer flowers before the family Buddhist altar
(exp,v1) to engage in lively conversation
(exp) just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
(exp) (obsc) once you're dead, that's it
(exp) once you're dead, that's it
(exp) if you look carefully, it's more ordinary than it appears (lit: the ghost, when examined closely, was withered silver grass)
(exp) fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine
what's done is done
there's no use crying over spilled milk