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Word sets: Stage 2

92 words in 21 chunks: numbers, counters, clock time, days of the week and 9 more.

92 words in 21 chunks, learned alongside Stage 2 of the main list. Start with Building bigger numbers and use Next at the bottom of each page.

  1. 1Building bigger numbersNumbersjuuichi eleven (and 11-19: ten plus the digit)nijuu twenty (and the tens: digit times ten)hyaku a hundredsen a thousand
  2. 2How many timesCounters-kai times (how often)nankai how many times-do times (occurrences); degreesnando how many times; what temperature
  3. 3Set count expressionsCountersbai double; times as muchnandoka a few times; several timesichido mo never once; (not) even oncehitoban one night; overnight
  4. 4Telling the hourClock time-ji o'clocknanji what timehan half past; and a halfgozen a.m.; morninggogo p.m.; afternoon
  5. 5Monday to ThursdayDays of the weekgetsuyoubi Mondaykayoubi Tuesdaysuiyoubi Wednesdaymokuyoubi Thursday
  6. 6Friday to SundayDays of the weekkin'youbi Fridaydoyoubi Saturdaynichiyoubi Sundaynan'youbi what day of the week
  7. 7Weekdays and days offDays of the weeknichiyou Sunday (short form)heijitsu weekday; Monday to Fridaykyuujitsu day off; holiday
  8. 8Counting daysDatesichinichijuu all day long-nichikan for ... days (length of time)suujitsu a few days; several days
  9. 9January to JuneMonthsichigatsu Januarynigatsu Februarysangatsu Marchshigatsu Aprilgogatsu Mayrokugatsu June
  10. 10July to DecemberMonthsshichigatsu Julyhachigatsu Augustkugatsu Septemberjuugatsu Octoberjuuichigatsu Novemberjuunigatsu December
  11. 11Asking and counting monthsMonthsnangatsu what month-kagetsu months (counter for length of time)hantoshi half a year; six months
  12. 12Nearby days and nightsDays and years around nowkon'ya tonightkono mae the other day; last timeyuube last nightototoi the day before yesterdayasatte the day after tomorrow
  13. 13Three daily mealsParts of the dayasagohan breakfasthirugohan lunchbangohan dinnerohiru lunch; noon
  14. 14The four seasonsSeasons and weatherharu springnatsu summeraki autumn; fallfuyu winterkisetsu season; time of year
  15. 15Colour and four basicsColoursiro colourakai redshiroi whitekuroi black; darkaoi blue; green (traffic lights, leaves)
  16. 16FaceBodyme eye; eyeskao facekuchi mouthmimi ear; ears; hearinghana nose
  17. 17Belly, back and chestBodyonaka stomach; bellysenaka backmune chest; breasts; hearthara belly; gut
  18. 18I and youPronounsore I; me (men, casual)anata you; dearatashi I; me (women, casual)kimi you
  19. 19That guy, those guysPronounsyatsu guy; thing; oneaitsu that guy; him; herkoitsu this guy; this onesoitsu that guy (just mentioned)aitsura those guys; themyatsura those guys; them (rough)
  20. 20Five basic tastesTastes and texturesamai sweet; soft on someonekarai spicy (hot)nigai bittersuppai sourshoppai salty
  21. 21Bad taste and textureTastes and texturesmazui tastes bad; bad, awkward (situation)katai hard; tough; stiffyawarakai soft; tender