the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
adorning (a Buddhist statue)
unusual beast; strange beast
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
death (of a nobleman, etc.)
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
serious illness; critical illness; (arch.) heavily handicapped person (ritsuryo system)
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
call of a wild goose; wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
northern groundcone (Boschniakia rossica)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
ruler of a country; sovereign; monarch
to push aside; to push one's way through
Japan; name for Japan used in ancient China
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
working adult; full-fledged member of society
strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
harem; inside the palace; the palace
continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
different opinion; objection