to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
soon; before long; in the near future
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
prayer (for something); supplication
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering