(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
many thanks; hearty thanks; profuse apology
public holiday; celebration (of)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
daily update; updating daily
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on); stamping
one's own handwriting; autograph
contrived; false-sounding
outsider; someone outside of a group
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
campground; campsite; camping-ground
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird