long month (i.e. having 31 days)
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
every month; monthly; month by month
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
abbreviated koyomi (Japanese traditional calendar); koyomi presented in a smaller, easy to use, format
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
national holiday; festival day
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
each locality; each place; each region
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to spread; to be propagated
traditional Japanese calendar with pictures; traditional Japanese calendar expressed with pictures for use by illiterates
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
fixed date; appointed day
selection; choice; option
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
event; phenomenon; matter
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
and so; therefore; for that reason
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing