Tekisui Seihyo 滴水成氷 てきすいせいひょう
冬の厳しい寒さのたとえ。また、極寒の地の寒さの形容。滴り落ちる水が氷になる意から。
Coldness in winter and dropping water become frozen.
滴 means dropping, 水 means water, 成 means accomplish something ,氷 means ice.
Ichiyo raihu 一陽来復 いちようらいふう
冬の終わり、春が来る事。新年がくること。また悪い事が続いた後で幸運が向う事。
Winter is going to be finish and spring is coming. New year is coming.
After happened wrong things, happen lucky things.
一 means one, 陽 means sun, 来 means coming, 復 means again and twice.
Roou sorai 露住霜来 ろおうそうらい
露が降りる秋の季節が去って、霜が降りる冬が到来する。
Autumn is going be finish and winter is coming .
露 means bare something , 住 means living, 霜 means frost, 来 means coming.
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Ichiyo chishu 一葉知秋 いちようちしゅう
わずかな前兆や現象から、事の本質やものごとの衰亡を察知すること。
一枚の葉が落ちたのを見て、秋が来たことに気付く事から意。
Ichiyo 一葉 means falling leave.
Chishu 知秋 means people realize autumn is coming soon.
一means one, 葉 means leaf, 知 means knowing ,秋 means autumn.
Kashin gesseki 花晨月夕 かしんげっせき
花の咲いた朝と月の出ている夜。転じて、春の朝と秋の夜の楽しいひと時。
Flowers bloom in the morning and moon appear in the night. Enjoying morning in the spring season and night in autumn season.
Kashin 花晨 means flowers bloom in the morning.
Gesseki 月夕means moon light.
花 menas flower, 晨 means morning, 月 means moon, 夕 means evening.
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Kaun toge 夏雲奇峠 かうんとうげ
The unusual shape of a bank of clouds in summer time
夏の青空に現れる入道雲のめずらしい峰の形。
The Chinese character 夏 means Summer. 雲 means cloud. 奇 means unuseal. 峠 means the top of mountain.
Kosai Rikuri 光彩陸離 こうさいりくり
光が乱れ輝き、まばゆいばかりに美しい様。
Kosai 光彩 means beautiful bright light.
Rikuri 陸離 means glitter.
The meaning of those Chinese character 光 means light. 彩 means colouring and brilliance. 陸 means land. 離 means separate.
Sshuiten ippeki 水天一碧 すいてんいっぺき
水と空とが一続きになって、一様に青々していること。
Shuitenn 水天 means water and sky, sea and sky.
Ippeki 一碧 means blue colour covered in the surface.
水 means water. 天means the sky. 一 means one. 碧 means deep blue.
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Hyakka Ryoran 百花撩乱
The meaning is Blooming variety of flowers.
Hyakka (百花) means various kind of flowers.
種種の多くの花
Ryoran (撩乱) means variety of flowers is blooming.
いろんな花が咲き乱れる様子。
Shunpu taito 春風駘蕩 しゅんぷうたいとう
Beautiful landscape and calm atmosphere in spring. Feeling flesh by spring breeze.
For example of parson character such as calm and easygoing.
春の景色ののどかなさま。春風がそよそよと気持ちよく吹くさま。また、温和でのんびりとした人柄のたとえ。
Shunwa Kenmei 春和景明 しゅんわ けんめい
calm and bright day in spring season.
Shunwa 春和 means relaxing in spring. Kenmei 景明 means sunlight.
春の日のおだやかで、光が明るい様。春の穏やかで、明るい陽気のこと。
春和 は春の和らいだ様子。 景明 は日差し、日光の意。
Shunsho ikkoku 春宵一刻 しゅんしょういっこく
The spring night is very precious time.
春の夜は千金の値打ちがある。ほんのわずかな夜。
Oka ranman 桜花爛漫 おうからんまん
Cherry trees in full bloom.
桜の花が満開になって、咲き乱れている様子。
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The mysterious habit of whales on fabrics.
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