noun
sign; indication; omen; symptom
Refers to an early, often faint, sign that something is beginning or about to happen. Can be positive or negative, and is used for both concrete phenomena (e.g., symptoms) and abstract developments (e.g., economic recovery).
景気回復の兆しが見え始めた。
Signs of economic recovery have begun to appear.
彼の顔には疲れの兆しがあった。
There were signs of fatigue on his face.