24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
young literary enthusiast
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
the 72 'climates' of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into three
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in that way; thus; so; so?
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
people who partied flamboyantly in Harajuku, etc. in the 70s and 80s
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
symbol; code; sign; notation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
article; news story; report; account
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)