spring snow (usu. large snowflakes)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
boot camp for new recruits (conducted by Japan's Self-Defence Force)
second division; secondary division
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
Hansen's disease; leprosy; leper
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
God and man; heaven and man
five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
inspector general; commissioner
self-determination; suicide
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
clear; fair; fine; serene
insanity; an insane person
licentious; self-indulgent
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to explain; to dispel doubts
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
person of common sense; common sense man
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
place; situation; position; location
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
in the following manner; as follows
elaborate; delicate; exquisite