end of the year or season; year end
Refers to the closing period of a season or the year, often with a sense of finality or settlement. Commonly used in contexts like year-end accounts or seasonal transitions.
Settle the year-end payments.
When the end of the season comes, the town gets busy.
seasonal payment; Bon festival payment; year-end payment
end-of-year settling of accounts
Composed of 節 (せつ, 'season' or 'period') and 季 (き, 'season'). The combination emphasizes the turning point or end of a seasonal period.