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)
parched beans scattered on Setsubun
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
stone (used for throwing)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
go on!; right!; here goes!
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
evil design; crafty plan; plot
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to take flight; to disappear
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
reflective; introspective
majority group (party, faction)
diagnosis; medical examination
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to make a speech; to address
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
never mind!; don't worry about it
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to