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
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth 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
how many months?; how long?
monthly publication; monthly issue
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
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
moonless sky (poetic usage)
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)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
(full) moon; moon when it's round
how many months?; how long?
first month of the lunar calendar; January
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
month-long period; (during) month
fourth month of the lunar calendar
how many months?; how long?
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
water and moon; the Moon reflected on the water; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
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
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
steady progress; rapid advance
moonrise; rise of the Moon
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
winter; winter season; winter moon
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
evening primrose (esp. the fourwing evening primrose, Oenothera tetraptera)
menstruation; menstrual period
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
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)
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
seventh month of the lunar calendar
deity of the Moon; moon god
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)
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
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
ninth month of the lunar calendar; September
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
star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)
moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra; imperial palace; (arch.) Yoshiwara red light district
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
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
moonbow; lunar rainbow; whitish rainbow cast by moonlight; lunar bow; space rainbow
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
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)
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
every second month; every other month
February Revolution (France, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
parking lot rented on a monthly basis
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; moon; moonlight; katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)
July Revolution (France, 1830)
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
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
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
monthly mean; monthly average
total eclipse of the Moon
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
go-between; matchmaker; Cupid
monthly contract; paying by the month
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
January; (lit.) 13th month
how many months?; how long?
first month of the lunar calendar; first month; first moon of the month; new moon
monthly output (production)
compared to the same month the previous year (e.g. in statistics, sales, electricity usage)
fifth lunar month; fourth lunar month
two months later; the month after next
lunar phase; phase of the Moon
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace
(arch.) moon of the 13th day of 9th lunar month; leap month
the whole month; all the month
middle of the month; mid-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
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
moon rabbit; moon hare; mythical figure who lives on the moon
per month; monthly installment plan; monthly instalment plan
moon shining in a rain-cleansed sky
Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
menstrual irregularity; irregular menstruation
moonlight mushroom (Omphalotus guepiniformis)
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
putting on weight over the New Year's holidays
April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
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.)
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
evening moon; moonlit evening; moonlight evening
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
monthly contract; paying by the month
moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD
honeymoon period (e.g. between two countries)
month of fasting; Ramadan
dysmenorrhea; dysmenorrhoea
month-to-month basis; month-over-month
tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)
Girls' Festival (March 3); Dolls' Festival
twelfth lunar month; 12th month of the lunar calendar
premenstrual syndrome; PMS
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month
dark night in the rainy season
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
May 68 (period of civil unrest in France; May-June 1968)
(arch.) first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month
long month (i.e. having 31 days)
freeloader; slacker; lazy worker who does not deserve his salary
monthly contract; paying by the month
January; (lit.) 13th month
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
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
fine weather during the rainy season
refreshing breeze and the bright moon; a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
month of a person's death
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
the whole month; all the month
flowers blooming in moonlight
middle of the month; mid-month
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed
the whole month; all the month
how many months?; how long?
the 8th month has the least work for farmers
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
polish; elaboration; repeatedly working over one's writing; being very scrupulous in the choice of diction
to make a blunder; to blunder; (lit.) to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night
parking lot rented on a monthly basis
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)
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
Candraprabha (bodhisattva)
moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
the whole month; all the month
ninth month in the lunar calendar
film shown over the New Year period
character sketch; comments on personalities
monthly installment plan; monthly instalment plan
month after month; as the months go by; with each passing month
menstruation; menses; period
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)
golden waxcap mushroom (Hygrocybe chlorophana)
menstrual pain; menstrual cramps; algomenorrhea
Sogetsu school of flower arrangement
hypermenorrhea; menorrhagia
name of a famous Buddhist nun
fourth month of the lunar calendar
menorrhea; hypermenorrhea; epimenorrhagia; profuse menstruation
kanji "meat" radical at left (looks like "moon" radical, radical 74)
spring flowers and the autumn moon; beauty of nature as it changes from season to season
feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
autumn when the moon is beautiful
(arch.) first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month
month and day (of the year); (the) date
lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon
monthly contract; paying by the month
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
date of issuance (e.g. of a license or passport)
fine weather during the rainy season
time waits for no-one; time and tide stay for no man
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment); hire purchase
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon is abashed and flowers wilt
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
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
immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis nutricula)
two months later; the month after next
9 PM Monday (TV time slot for romantic dramas)
tenth month of the lunar calendar
April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile
Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)
waning gibbous moon; moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
Closterium (genus of algae)
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)
haitei winning hand; winning on the last tile drawn from the wall
tenth month of the lunar calendar
tenth month of the lunar calendar
shaved part of the forehead
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)