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tanjōbi 誕生日 birthday
-gatsu 月 naming classifier for
months
* To count the number of months, use the classifier -kagetsu.
Shigatsu 四月 April
-ka/-nichi 日 classifier for days of the
month
nano-ka 七日 the seventh; seven days
hana 花 flower
hanami 花見 cherry blossom viewing
shīzun シーズン season
Omedetō! おめでとう! Congratulations!
* To make it more polite, add gozaimasu. おめでとうございます。
-sai 才/歳 classifier for human age
nan-sai 何才/何歳 how many years old
naru なる become
X ni naru Xになる became X
mō もう already; no longer
mada まだ still; not yet
darō だろう probably (informal
version of deshō)
Trees and flowers
ki 木 tree
hana 花 flower
kusa 草 grass; weed
sakura 桜 cherry
ume 梅 plum
matsu 松 pine
take 竹 bamboo
bara バラ rose

