小 こ正月 しょうがつ

koshōgatsu

1. Not Little New Year.; It's not Little New Year.

1. It was early February.; It was the first lunar month festival.

1. Small New Year (early January festival); Connecting clause/request/action marker + Small New Year (early January festival)

1. Little New Year; First day of the new year (traditional Japanese calendar)

1. It is not early February.; It is not the first lunar month.

1. It's not early February.; It's not the first lunar month.

1. It was early February.; It was the first day after the New Year holiday.

1. It is early February.; It is the first day of the new year (according to the old lunar calendar).

1. It is not Shogatsu (early New Year).; It is not the first New Year's festival.

1. Wasn't Little New Year.; Wasn't the early New Year.

1. Probably early February.; Probably Little New Year.

1. It wasn't Little New Year.; It wasn't the small new year.

1. It wasn't Little New Year.; It wasn't the early New Year festival.

1. Probably around January 7th.; Likely New Year (early January).

1. Was not Little New Year.; It was not Shogatsu.

1. If/when it were early January…; If/when it's early January…

1. If it were early January; If it is early January

1. If/when it's early January; If/when it's the small new year