after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
another time; some other time
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
originally; by nature; from the start
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unseasonable; out of season
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
reproachful; hateful; bitter
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
time; season; period; phase; stage
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to bury; to embed; to implant
almanac of seasonal words (for haiku poets)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite