cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
to like; to love; to be fond of
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
second month of the lunar calendar
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
sweet brownish-green paste made from green peas
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
migratory bird; bird of passage
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
February; second month of the lunar calendar
coating of snow; blanket of snow
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
powder snow; powdery snow
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
threefold; folded in three
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person