KANJI GUIDE
The third of the twelve zodiac signs, and the hour before dawn. A tiger year is said to bring people who lead rather than follow.
弘める is to spread a teaching. The character in 弘法, the great teacher Kūkai.
The orchid. One of the four plants of classical painting, standing for quiet nobility.
A dream, both the sleeping kind and the wanting kind. 夢中 is being lost in something.