adverb / ~の noun:

• for a while; for some time; for a period

expression:

• waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day

noun:

• welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period

adverb:

• still; even now; until this very day

noun:

• dry season; dry spell; dry period

noun:

• rubella; German measles; three day measles - colloquialism ➜ 風疹

noun:

• menstruation; menses; period ➜ 月経・月の障り・月の物

noun:

• agenda; calendar of proceedings; order of the day

expression:

• very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day [literal]

noun:

• family registry (of the district) (Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo period census ➜ 戸籍簿

noun:

• midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day

noun / ~する noun:

• fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day

noun:

• blazing sun; scorching sun; hot day

noun:

• dawn; daybreak; first light of day
• first indication; glimpse; gleam; flash; prospects - fig. as in 〜の曙光

noun:

• home healthcare nurse; visiting nurse; day nurse

noun:

• stadial; stade; period of lower temperatures during an interglacial period

noun:

• today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two - four character idiom

noun:

• interstadial; interstade; period of higher temperatures during a glacial period

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

noun:

• inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers ➜ 旅籠

expression:

• no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; it's the auspicious day when you've just thought of it [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• permanent staff; permanent employee; service for a fixed period of time - obscure term

noun:

• (Edo era) a daimyo or feudal retainer who lived and/or served in Edo for a fixed period of time - archaism

adjectival noun:

• mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

expression / adverb:

• in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

noun:

• townspeople; townsfolk; commoner; civilian; merchant; tradesman; tradeswoman; tradespeople; artisan; members of the lowest Edo-period social class (comprising commoners not involved in farming)