spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take over; to hand over
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to bring; to take; to bring about
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
health; healthy; sound; fit
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
round shape; circle; circular form