setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
when it becomes; when it comes to
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to be silent; to say nothing
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to differ depending on ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be reminded of; to call to mind
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
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
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)