一いっ季き

noun, adverb

one season; a single season

Refers to one of the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter). Can be used as a noun or adverbially.

• この花はなは一いっ季きだけ咲さく。

  This flower blooms for only one season.

noun, adverb

one year; a single year

Especially used for a one-year term of employment or service during the Edo period. Often contrasted with 半季 (half a year).

See also: 半季

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、奉ほう公こう人にんは一いっ季きの契けい約やくで働はたらくことがあった。

  In the Edo period, servants sometimes worked on a one-year contract.