Lesson X
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| chotto | just a minute; a short time; (calling one’s attention) |
| kore made | this is all; that is all; thus far |
| Romaji | Romanization |
| heitai | soldier; sailor |
| horyo | prisoner of war |
2. Time of the day:
| jikan | time |
| ji | o’clock |
| han | half past |
| fun (pun) | minute |
| gozen | a.m. |
| gogo | p.m. |
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| Gozen rei-ji | midnight |
| Gogo rei-ji | noon |
3. Months of the year: In English, we have to learn twelve different words in order to name the months of the year. In Japanese, it is only necessary to combine the numbers and the word for month (gatsu). Thus we have:
| Ichigatsu | January |
| Nigatsu | February |
| Sangatsu | March |
| Shigatsu | April |
| Gogatsu | May |
| Rokugatsu | June |
| Shichigatsu | July |
| Hachigatsu | August |
| Kugatsu | September |
| Jūgatsu | October |
| Jūichigatsu | November |
| Jūnigatsu | December |
4. The days of the month are counted in both the pure Japanese way or in Chinese. For the first ten days it is more common to use the former; from the eleventh day the latter is more usual.
| tsuitachi | first day |
| futsuka | second day |
| mikka | third day |
