Illustration: Inside a small family tofu shop, an older owner formally places the shop keys into an adult daughter's open hands. The older owner has just removed a worn work apron; the daughter already wears a freshly tied one and stands behind the main counter.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

節ふし目め

fushime

milestone, turning point

Example sentences

  1. この人吉ひとよしの攻防戦こうぼうせんは田原たはらの戦たたかいに次つぐ西南戦争せいなんせんそうの節目ふしめといわれる。

    This offensive and defensive battle in Hitoyoshi is said to be the next milestone in the Seinan War after the battle of Tahara.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 七五三しちごさんや成人式せいじんしきのような人生じんせいの晴はれの節目ふしめの儀式ぎしき・催事さいじのときに正装せいそうの和服わふくを好このんで着用ちゃくようする人ひとたちは今いまも少すくなくない。

    Nowadays, still a lot of people wear kimono at ceremonies and events at auspicious turning points in their lives like the festivals to celebrate children’s growth, and the coming-of-age ceremony.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. しかし、江戸時代えどじだいまでさかのぼると、長雨ながあめが続つづいた後のちに天気てんきが回復かいふくし、晴はれ間まがさしたような節目ふしめに当あたる日ひについてのみ「晴はれ」と記しるした記録きろくがある。

    However, going back to the Edo period, there is a record that indicates that 'hare' was used only for the days that marked a change, when the weather recovered and the clear sky peeked out after many days of rain.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 節目

  • 節node; seasonOnセツ・セチKunふし・のっと
  • 目eyeOnモク・ボクKunめ・ま-

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