first month of the lunar calendar; January
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
second month of the lunar calendar
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
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)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
a real man would (shut up and) ...
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
seventh month of the lunar calendar
eighth month of the lunar calendar
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
ceaselessness; incessancy; the Avici hell
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
counter for generations; epoch
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again