spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
spring break; spring vacation
spring day; spring sunlight
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
day of spring; spring sun
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
item used during spring (esp. clothing)
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
spring sunshine; springtime
spring snow (usu. large snowflakes)
this spring; spring this year
vernal equinox; spring equinox
spring water (from melting snow)
spring term (e.g. school); spring period
buying sex; hiring a prostitute
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
deep sleep; sleep soundly
spring sunlight; scenery of spring
Spring Tournament (held in Osaka in March)
puberty; adolescence; youth
return of spring; rejuvenation
to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services
in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; in spring one sleeps like a log
lakes and torrents of spring (overflowing with water)
Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival
Vernal Equinox Day (national holiday; March 20 or 21); Spring Equinox Day
to engage in prostitution
everlasting spring; China rose (Rosa chinensis)
Spring and Autumn period (of Chinese history, approx. 770-403 BCE)
noble orchid (Cymbidium goeringii)
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
seven vernal flowers (Java water dropwort, shepherd's purse, Jersey cudweed, common chickweed, Japanese nipplewort, turnip, and daikon)
youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own
cold weather in early spring
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
Arab Spring (revolutionary wave in the Arab world, 2010-2011)
spring clothing; New Year clothing
lamenting the passing of spring; lamenting the passing of one's youth
star in the sky on a spring night
spring landscape; spring scenery
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
the flower (prime) of youth; the spring of life
cloud floating in a spring sky
last spring; the spring of last year
spring sludge; spring mud (caused by the melting of the snow); (muddy) slush
Prague Spring (1968 reform movement in Czechoslovakia)
spring labor offensive; annual spring wage bargaining round
Spring Triangle (asterism)
springwear; New Year's clothes
beautiful spring; fine spring day
misty mountain in spring with buds and flowers emerging
horse put out to pasture in spring; hobbyhorse
mild late autumn day (around November); mild late fall day
scenery of spring; (arch.) lust; (arch.) sexual passion
spring is in full swing; height of spring (esp. in April); peak of spring
spring picking; first flush (tea)
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
New Year event to pray for a rich rice harvest
Shunkei lacquerware; lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen
bawdy song; lewd song; obscene song
nickname for such names as Haruo or Haruko
second month of the lunar calendar
damaging article published by the Shūkan Bunshun weekly
enjoyment of spring; interest in spring
to be young; to be young and have a promising future
Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
critical argument laden with value judgment, where an indirect cause, often trivial, is made to appear as leading to the effect
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
Wing Chun (traditional Chinese martial art)
warm spring weather; spring warmth
spring scenery; spring air; signs of spring
Kasuga Myōjin (the deity of Kasuga Shrine)
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
when winter comes spring isn't far behind
sky pattern on a calm and clear day of spring
spring evening; end of spring
change from spring to summer
imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox
bare ground revealed by melting snow
spring dawn; dawn of a spring day
the vernal equinox (the equinoctal point)
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
long and balmy (of a spring day)
suburbs in springtime; fields in springtime
beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
to engage in prostitution
Seishun 18 ticket; seasonally available railway ticket for 5 days of unlimited travel on non-Shinkansen JR trains
Ministry of Rites (Zhou-dynasty China)
lamps lit at night in spring
a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)
Seishun 18 ticket; seasonally available railway ticket for 5 days of unlimited travel on non-Shinkansen JR trains
Seishun 18 ticket; seasonally available railway ticket for 5 days of unlimited travel on non-Shinkansen JR trains
second month of the lunar calendar; 15th day of the second month of the lunar calendar (around mid-spring)
spring cicada (Terpnosia vacua)
spring rain; spring shower; spring drizzle
Japanese bush warbler; (lit.) messenger of spring
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
warm and genial spring weather; genial and balmy
spring staple shortage (before the harvest of rice, wheat, barley, etc.)
spring clothing; New Year clothing
a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold
spring flowers and the autumn moon; beauty of nature as it changes from season to season
peak of spring; height of spring
pavilion for weapons storage (in Heian Palace)
spring shower; spring rain
Shunkei lacquerware; lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen
tranquil mood of spring; feeling of spring; sexual desire
spring break; spring vacation
to engage in prostitution
spring is in full swing; height of spring (esp. in April); peak of spring
Seishun 18 ticket; seasonally available railway ticket for 5 days of unlimited travel on non-Shinkansen JR trains
Wing Chun (traditional Chinese martial art)
long and balmy (of a spring day)
Japanese bush warbler; (lit.) messenger of spring
Euterpnosia chibensis (species of cicada)
Polygonum tenuicaule (species of knotweed)
Polygonum tenuicaule (species of knotweed)
Kasuga Festival (held at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara on March 13)
(lit.) spring dust; frost and snow that's blown like dust in the air by the spring wind
spring "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests)
late spring; spring that comes late
to lament the end of spring
spring day (which seems long and quiet)
early, superficial indications of spring (haiku term)
summer-like (e.g. of weather in late spring)
kotatsu not put away but used in spring
fireplace used in springtime
brazier for warming one's cold fingers, esp. in spring
light-weight gloves used in spring
Act on Punishment of Activities Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, and the Protection of Children
Edo-period Momotarō story version, where he is conceived from a peach
clothes worn between winter and spring
Chinese Spring Festival travel season; Chunyun period
Kasuganomichi Station (Hankyu)
plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
Gentiana thunbergii (species of gentian)
sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus); milk thistle
China rose (Rosa chinensis)