short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
long month (i.e. having 31 days)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
New Year's Eve; December 31
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
ninth day of the month; nine days
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
January; (lit.) 13th month
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
naked eye; the physical eye
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
everyday life; daily life
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (esp. of an infant)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
moonrise; rise of the Moon
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
eighth day of the month; eight days
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
tenth day of the month; ten days
first month of the lunar calendar; January
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
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
fourth month of the lunar calendar
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)