first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
February; second month of the lunar calendar
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to be needed; to be wanted
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
until now; so far; up to the present
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
by myself; in person; by oneself
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
how; in what way; how about
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise