snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
monthly publication; monthly issue
month-long period; (during) month
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China
steady progress; rapid advance
menstruation; menstrual period
moonbow; lunar rainbow; whitish rainbow cast by moonlight; lunar bow; space rainbow
yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; moon; moonlight; katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)
moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra; imperial palace; (arch.) Yoshiwara red light district
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet)
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
total eclipse of the Moon
monthly contract; paying by the month
monthly output (production)
go-between; matchmaker; Cupid
amenorrhea (absence of menstruation); amenorrhoea
lunar phase; phase of the Moon
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace
menstrual irregularity; irregular menstruation
premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD
dysmenorrhea; dysmenorrhoea
tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
premenstrual syndrome; PMS
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
freeloader; slacker; lazy worker who does not deserve his salary
flowers blooming in moonlight
character sketch; comments on personalities
polish; elaboration; repeatedly working over one's writing; being very scrupulous in the choice of diction
selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment); hire purchase
menorrhea; hypermenorrhea; epimenorrhagia; profuse menstruation
hypermenorrhea; menorrhagia
menstrual pain; menstrual cramps; algomenorrhea
9 PM Monday (TV time slot for romantic dramas)
premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD
premenstrual tension; PMT
semimonthly (publication)
character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary