Vocabulary

propellant

high back chair; high-back chair

planetary system; star system

earth mass (astronomical unit of mass)

Milky Way

main sequence star

rainy night

friendly shower; welcome rain; rain that comes after a drought

snow with a frozen crust on top; crusted snow

spring dawn; dawn of a spring day

lingering snow

New Year event to pray for a rich rice harvest

break in the snow; patch of ground not covered in snow

room arranged for the summer (by removing screens and doors to improve air flow)

bamboo door; door or screen made of fine bamboo strips, allowing air to pass through

light heat at the beginning of the summer

the first bonito of the season

deep autumn (when the autumn has reached its climax)

deep autumn (when the autumn has reached its climax)

moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)

night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come

flurry of snow in a clear sky

winter thunder; thunderstorm accompanying a cold front

light of dawn; daybreak

prosperity; prospering; flourishing

a child dying before its parents

graceful young woman; sylph

mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)

center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens

center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens

changing heart; fleeting heart; cheating heart

cheating heart; fleeting heart; fickle heart

type of court music

skin eruptions caused by a cold or fever

sad thought; depressing reflection

rash; skin eruption

lingering snow

question time (e.g. in parliament, diet, etc.); question period; time allowed for questions

supplementary symbol (number, punctuation, etc.)

management responsibility; administrative responsibility