changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
to master something (through personal experience)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
unskinned; unhusked; in the skin
direct descent; direct line
both sides; two sides; double-sided
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
Manchurian ash (Fraxinus mandshurica var. japonica)
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
longed-for; anxiously awaited
Chinese mulberry (Morus bombycis); kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to mix; to blend; to combine
anecdote; tidbit; gossip; little-known story
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance