the Japanese plum or apricot, Prunus mume / a white plum blossom, as opposed to 紅梅 (kōbai, “red plum blossom”) / the lowest of a three-level rank system

in front of, before, ago,

in front (of) / before (in time)

spring (season)

前触れ: (figurative) a harbinger; a messenger; a herald

青梅: unripe plum

梅田: a surname

to touch, to feel

a flower / Short for 生け花 (ikebana): flower arrangement / Short for 花札 (hanafuda): Japanese playing cards / the best days of one's life / the best thing / essence

Alternative form of 梅: Japanese plum (Prunus mume); syphilis