枝

えだ

counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

真っ白い

まっしろい

Pure white

結ぶ

むすぶ

to tie, to bind, to link, to bear (fruit), to close (e.g. deal), to confirm, to conclude

物語

ものがたり

tale, story, legend

生まれ

うまれ

to be born and raised (in one particular place)

苦しい

くるしい

painful, difficult, agonizing, needy, tight (budget), straitened (circumstances), forced (smile, joke), lame (excuse), strained (interpretation)

度

たび

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.), counter for occurrences and times, strength (of alcohol)

繋ぐ

つなぐ

to tie, to fasten, to connect, to transfer (phone call)

落ち

おち

slip, omission, outcome, final result, the end, punch line (of a joke)

繰り返し

くりかえし

repetition, repeat, reiteration, iteration, refrain, cycle, repeatedly

咲き乱れる

さきみだれる

Bloom in bloom

実

み

pit (of a fruit), stone, core, tongue (piece of wood used to connect two boards)

熟す

じゅくす

Mature