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- ichi
- ni
- san
- yon
- go
- roku
- nana
- hachi
- kyu
- ju
- one
- two
- three
- four
- five
- six
- seven
- eight
- nine
- ten
- rai-shu
- next week
- kon-shu
- this week
- rai-nen
- next year
- mai-ban
- every night
- mai-getsu
- every month
- rai-getsu
- next month
- mai-shu
- every week
- tomago sushi
- egg sushi
- ebi sushi
- shrimp sushi
- joozu desu
- to be good at
- maguro
- tuna
- ika
- squid
- tako
- octopus
- hima desu
- to have free time
- `Getsu'means`month'.`Rai-getsu'means`next month'.`Kon-getsu' is`this month'.
- `Shu' means `week'. `Rai-shu' is `next week'. `Kon-shu' is `this week'.
- `Nen' is `year'. `Rai-nen' is `next year'.
- Japanese people have a very hard time with the letters `R' and `V'.
- For example, they may say `Razor' when they really mean `Laser'.
- `Nichi' means `day'. `Mai' means `every'. If we put them together we get
- `mai-nichi' which means `everyday'. `Mai-shu' is `every week'.
- `Mai-asa' is `every morning'.
- `Mai-nen' is `every year'.
- What is `rai-nen'? NEXT YEAR, ofcourse! How about `kon-getsu'? THIS MONTH
- SUSHI
- In Japan sushi is widely available and very reasonably priced. Sushi is a
- type of food that is comprised of a bed of rice topped with an egg or a
- piece of fish (usually raw but not always!). `Ebi' means shrimp and
- ebi sushi are usually cooked. `Tomago' means egg.
- Raw tuna is a delicacy in Japan and is often served in sushi. `Maguro' and
- `toro' are both types of tuna. `Ika' is squid or cuttlefish. `Tako' is
- octopus. All restaurants in Japan have plastic models in the window and
- it is not uncommon to bring your waitress outside to the window
- to point out the meal that you want.
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