桜の花びらがひらひらと地面に舞い落ちている。
Cherry blossom petals are fluttering down to the ground.
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Cherry blossom petals were fluttering down onto the road.
舞い落ちる青桐を見て、梧桐一葉の訪れを感じた。
Seeing the falling paulownia leaf, I felt the arrival of 'godou ichiyou' (the onset of autumn).
秋風冽冽として、木々の葉が次々と地面に舞い落ちている。
The autumn wind is bitingly cold, and the leaves of the trees are falling to the ground one after another.
Usage Notes
Describes something falling softly and airily, like petals or leaves.
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