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Word sets: Stage 3

81 words in 19 chunks: clock time, years and age, days and years around now, parts of the day and 6 more.

81 words in 19 chunks, learned alongside Stage 3 of the main list. Start with How long it takes and use Next at the bottom of each page.

  1. 1How long it takesClock time-jikan hours (length of time)-funkan minutes (as a length of time)-byou second(s)-shuukan weeks (length of time)
  2. 2Years later and sinceYears and age-nenburi for the first time in ... years-nengo ... years later; in ... yearssuunen a few years; several years
  3. 3Every morning, week, yearDays and years around nowmaiasa every morningmaiban every night; every eveningmaishuu every weekmaitsuki every monthmaitoshi every yearmaikai every time
  4. 4Night and late nightParts of the dayban evening; nightyonaka the middle of the nightshin'ya late at night; after midnightyuugata early evening; late afternoonhiruma daytime; during the day
  5. 5Basic weather wordsSeasons and weatherame raintenki weather; fine weatheryuki snowhare sunny weather; clear skieskumori cloudy weather; overcasttenki yohou weather forecast
  6. 6How the air feelsSeasons and weatheratatakai warmsuzushii cool (pleasantly)mushiatsui hot and humid; muggyshikke humidity; damp
  7. 7Wind and stormsSeasons and weatherkaze windtaifuu typhoonkaminari thunder; lightningtsuyu rainy season
  8. 8Mum and dad at homeFamilypapa dad; daddymama mum; mummykaasan Mumtousan Dad
  9. 9Uncles, aunts and relativesFamilyojisan uncle; middle-aged manobasan aunt; middle-aged womanobachan auntie; middle-aged ladyshinseki relatives; a relativeitoko cousin
  10. 10Married couple wordsFamilydanna husband; hubbyfuufu married couple; husband and wifeshujin my husbandyome wife; daughter-in-law
  11. 11Hands and feetBodyte hand; armashi leg; footyubi finger; toeude arm; skill
  12. 12Teeth, throat and lipsBodyha tooth; teethnodo throatkuchibiru lips; lipshita tongue
  13. 13Next to and nearPosition and directiontonari next to; next doorsoba near; besideyoko side; beside; sidewaysaida between; while (a stretch of time)
  14. 14Around here and therePosition and directionkono hen around here; this areasono hen around there; thereaboutsano hen over there; that areadono hen whereabouts; which partsokora around there; somewhere around
  15. 15Middle, sides, all overPosition and directionmawari around; surroundings; the people around you-gawa sidemannaka middle; centreachikochi here and there; all over
  16. 16Saying wePronounswatashitachi we; usoretachi we; us (men, casual)bokutachi we; us (boys and men, gentle)
  17. 17Blunt youPronounsomae you (rough)anta you (blunt)omaera you lot; you guys
  18. 18We with -raPronouns-ra plural ending for people (casual)bokura we; us (boys and men)orera we; us (men, rough)uchira we; us (casual)
  19. 19Home and abroadCountries and languageskuni country; home countrykaigai overseas; abroadgaikoku foreign country; abroadgaikokujin foreignerkokunai domestic; within the country