south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
Buddhist lantern festival
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
scene; spectacle; sight; view
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
spring sunlight; scenery of spring
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
fifth day of the month; five days
Genbun era (1736.4.28-1741.2.27)
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
tendency; trend; inclination
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else