the first day of spring according to the traditional lunisolar calendar

the previous day; the day before

a kyogen play set on the night of Setsubun where a female house-sitter tricks a demon using magical items, culminating in her throwing roasted soybeans to drive it away

立春 (Risshun), the first day of spring in the traditional lunisolar calendar, / 立夏 (Rikka), the first day of summer, / 立秋 (Risshū), the first day of autumn, or / 立冬 (Rittō), the first day of winter

(archaic, obsolete) any of the four named first days of the lunisolar calendar that mark the division between two seasons

(archaic) any of the four named first days of the lunisolar calendar that mark the division between two seasons / (archaic, especially) the day before Risshun or the beginning of spring

A bad nature or disposition that could cause disease. / Malice, maliciousness, a menace, ill will. / An evil or malevolent spirit. / An evil aura or chi emitted from an evil spirit. / A cold, an illness.

An evil or malevolent spirit. / An illness or disease.

An evil or malevolent spirit. / A curse.

to pay for / to get rid of / to give away, / (calligraphy) to write as a sweeping stroke to the bottom right (㇏)