January; first month of the lunar calendar
every month; each month; monthly
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
how many months?; how long?
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
second month of the lunar calendar
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
eighth month of the lunar calendar
every month; monthly; month by month
birth date; date of birth; DOB
monthly publication; monthly issue
how many months?; how long?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
autumn moon; harvest moon
moonless sky (poetic usage)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
what date?; what's the date?; when?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
(full) moon; moon when it's round
how many months?; how long?
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
first month of the lunar calendar; January
month-long period; (during) month
fourth month of the lunar calendar
water and moon; the Moon reflected on the water; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
how many months?; how long?
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
steady progress; rapid advance
moonrise; rise of the Moon
winter; winter season; winter moon
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
evening primrose (esp. the fourwing evening primrose, Oenothera tetraptera)
menstruation; menstrual period
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
evening moon; moon that can only be seen in the early hours of the night (esp. from the 2nd to the 7th of the eight month)
seventh month of the lunar calendar
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (esp. of an infant)
deity of the Moon; moon god
wintry moon; a winter month
mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
fine weather during the rainy season
last month; previous month
moon visible in the morning
ninth month of the lunar calendar; September
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
month of birth; birthday month
moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
staying at home during the New Year's holiday
yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)
sake for moon viewing parties
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
(arch.) being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain; fifth lunar month
moon (esp. full moon); circle fashioned after the moon; decorative ring on the chest of a monk's stole; straw trivet; white crescent-shaped chest patch of an Asiatic black bear
moonbow; lunar rainbow; whitish rainbow cast by moonlight; lunar bow; space rainbow
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)
lunar excursion module (USA); LEM; lunar module; Lunniy Korabl (USSR) ("lunar ship"); LK
paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the Moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)
flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
every second month; every other month
moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra; imperial palace; (arch.) Yoshiwara red light district
February Revolution (France, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; moon; moonlight; katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)
July Revolution (France, 1830)
parking lot rented on a monthly basis
the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies
Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the first month of the year; Koshogatsu
total eclipse of the Moon
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
moonsault (type of somersault)
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet)
a month or older; back numbers of a monthly
last month of the year; December
anniversary of a person's death
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
March Revolution (Austria and Germany, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)
setting moon; moon setting in the West
seven-day workweek; working every day of the week; (lit.) Mon-Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Fri
feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year
monthly mean; monthly average
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
monthly contract; paying by the month
go-between; matchmaker; Cupid
January; (lit.) 13th month
total eclipse of the Moon
how many months?; how long?
monthly output (production)
first month of the lunar calendar; first month; first moon of the month; new moon
compared to the same month the previous year (e.g. in statistics, sales, electricity usage)
fifth lunar month; fourth lunar month
lunar phase; phase of the Moon
court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace
middle of the month; mid-month
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
the whole month; all the month
(arch.) moon of the 13th day of 9th lunar month; leap month
weekday; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
every month; monthly; month by month
amenorrhea (absence of menstruation); amenorrhoea
first seven days of the year
two months later; the month after next
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
moon shining in a rain-cleansed sky
per month; monthly installment plan; monthly instalment plan
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
moon rabbit; moon hare; mythical figure who lives on the moon
Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers
menstrual irregularity; irregular menstruation
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
moonlight mushroom (Omphalotus guepiniformis)
moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
putting on weight over the New Year's holidays
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile
twentieth day of the first month (end of New Year celebrations, upon which remaining New Year's food is eaten, decorations are stowed away, etc.)
monthly contract; paying by the month
evening moon; moonlit evening; moonlight evening
dysmenorrhea; dysmenorrhoea
premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD
month of fasting; Ramadan
month-to-month basis; month-over-month
honeymoon period (e.g. between two countries)
Girls' Festival (March 3); Dolls' Festival
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)
twelfth lunar month; 12th month of the lunar calendar
tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
dark night in the rainy season
same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month
premenstrual syndrome; PMS
May 68 (period of civil unrest in France; May-June 1968)
you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!
as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; (lit.) as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time; as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
freeloader; slacker; lazy worker who does not deserve his salary
January; (lit.) 13th month
(arch.) first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month
women's New Year (15th day of the first month of the year); New Year for women who were too busy to celebrate on the 1st (Kyoto-Osaka)
waning gibbous moon; moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
fine weather during the rainy season
long month (i.e. having 31 days)
the 8th month has the least work for farmers
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
monthly contract; paying by the month
refreshing breeze and the bright moon; a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon
flowers blooming in moonlight
month of a person's death
the whole month; all the month
middle of the month; mid-month
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
the whole month; all the month
how many months?; how long?
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed
moon-viewing on either the night of the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar or on the night of the 13th day of the 9th month of the lunisolar calendar, but not both nights
to make a blunder; to blunder; (lit.) to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
ninth month in the lunar calendar
month after month; as the months go by; with each passing month
monthly installment plan; monthly instalment plan
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)
parking lot rented on a monthly basis
the whole month; all the month
film shown over the New Year period
polish; elaboration; repeatedly working over one's writing; being very scrupulous in the choice of diction
character sketch; comments on personalities
Candraprabha (bodhisattva)
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon
golden waxcap mushroom (Hygrocybe chlorophana)
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
menstruation; menses; period
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment); hire purchase
hypermenorrhea; menorrhagia
autumn when the moon is beautiful
menstrual pain; menstrual cramps; algomenorrhea
name of a famous Buddhist nun
Sogetsu school of flower arrangement
fine weather during the rainy season
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon is abashed and flowers wilt
feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
kanji "meat" radical at left (looks like "moon" radical, radical 74)
trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; (lit.) monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
(arch.) first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month
month and day (of the year); (the) date
monthly contract; paying by the month
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
menorrhea; hypermenorrhea; epimenorrhagia; profuse menstruation
date of issuance (e.g. of a license or passport)
time waits for no-one; time and tide stay for no man
spring flowers and the autumn moon; beauty of nature as it changes from season to season
moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
fourth month of the lunar calendar
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
a month or older; back numbers of a monthly
the whole month; all the month
the whole month; all the month
the whole month; all the month
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis nutricula)
two months later; the month after next
tenth month of the lunar calendar
9 PM Monday (TV time slot for romantic dramas)
April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile
Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)
Closterium (genus of algae)
waning gibbous moon; moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; (lit.) as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time; as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
flies swarming at the beginning of summer
upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea ornata); jellyfish of the genus Cassiopea; traditional love hotel; traditional Japanese inn specially for couples
Moon God; Tsukuyomi no Mikoto; brother of Amaterasu
habu jellyfish (Chironex yamaguchii); habu-kurage
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)
tenth month of the lunar calendar
tenth month of the lunar calendar
shaved part of the forehead
haitei winning hand; winning on the last tile drawn from the wall
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
monthly (shrine or temple) visit
month and ten days; ten months; short time
semimonthly (publication)
monthly installment deposit; monthly instalment deposit; monthly savings
left (unpaid) from previous month
tenth month of the lunar calendar
January (according to the new calendar)
euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work
blues experienced by workplace recruits shortly after beginning work
middle of the month; mid-month
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
kanji "moon" radical at left (usually classified as radical 130)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
a good time to view the Moon (i.e. when it is full)
cloud during rainy season
contract month; delivery month (of a futures contract)
moon-viewing on the 13th day of the 9th lunar month
October Revolution (Russia, 1917); German Revolution (1918-1919)
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
last day of February; last day of the second lunar month
last day of March; last day of the third lunar month (marking the end of spring)
auspicious month; second month of the lunar calendar
4th month of the lunar calendar
4th month of the lunar calendar
flowers and the moon; refined leisure; elegant pastime
eighth month of the lunar calendar
Christmas blues; holiday stress (during December)
Christmas blues; holiday stress (during December)
premenstrual tension; PMT
premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) flowers are abashed and the moon hides
blues experienced by man who did not receive Valentine's day chocolate
event where young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Little New Year in the San'in region
baby colic (in infants around 3 months old)
baby colic (in infants around 3 months old)
to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; (lit.) a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)
to be overanxious; to worry needlessly
new moon; lunar phase when the moon is completely invisible
character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
don't try to force good things to happen
to try and reach above one's station and fail; (lit.) a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
third month of the lunar calendar
third month of the lunar calendar
Tsukioka Station (Niigata)
golden spadefish (Platax boersii); Boer's batfish
sea-run variety of red-spotted masu trout (subspecies of cherry salmon, Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); red-spotted masu salmon
clinging jellyfish (Gonionemus vertens)