SECOND READER. LESSON I. READING. What do you see in my hands? I see a pencil in the right, and piece of chalk in the left. With what do we write on the black-board? We write with a piece of chalk. What do we write on paper with? With a pen or a pencil. How many pencils have you there? I have three pencils. How much paper have you there? I have three sheets. GRAMMAR. A pencil. A piece of chalk. An inkstand. A bottle of ink. A book. A sheet of paper. How many inkstands? How much ink? How many books? How much paper? How many pieces of chalk? How many bottles of ink? How many sheets of paper? Three pencils. Three pieces of chalk. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. sumi, India-ink. sumi itcho, a piece of India-ink. A writing-brush. 1. Watakushi no tsukue no ue ni nani ga miemasu ka? Suzuri ga hitotsu to itcho no sumi ga miemasu. 2. Wareware wa nani de Nihon-gami ni kakimasu ka? Fude de kakimasu. 3. Anata wa soko ni fude wo ikuhon motte imasu ka? Nihon motte imasu. 4. Anata wa sumi wo ikucho motte imasu ka? Koko ni itcho motte imasu. 5. Anata wa hon wo ikusatsu motte imasu ka? Go satsu motte imasu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. use, tsukau. a day, ichi jitsu ni. a week, isshu ni. a month, hito tsuki ni. a year, ichi nen ni. 1. How much paper do you use a day? Two or three sheets. 2. How many sheets of paper do you use a week? About twenty sheets. 3. How much ink do you use a year? Five or six bottles. 4. How many pens do you use a week? One or two. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. How many--? How much--? LESSON II. READING. Have you any chalk with you? No, I have none. Shall I go and fetch some? Please do so. Fetch me one. The door is open. Shall I go and shut it? Please do so. Shut it gently. The window is open. May I go and shut it? Yes, you may. May I write with a pencil? No, write with pen and ink. GRAMMAR. Have you any pens? Yes, I have some. No, I have none. Have you any chalk? Yes, I have some. No, I have none. Shall I go? May I go? Shall I shut it? May I shut it? Yes, you may. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. seiyoshi, foreign (for'en)paper. mizu, water. kane, money (mun'y) to, door (dor). 1. Anata wa seiyoshi wo motte kite imasu ka? Hai, sukoshi motte imasu. 2. Anata wa kane wo motte kite imasu ka? Iye, sukoshi mo mochi-masen. 3. Watakushi ga itte mizu wo sukoshi motte kimasho ka? Dozo so shite kudasai. 4. Dozo hakuboku wo sukoshi tottekite kudasai. Shizuka ni oide (go) nasai. 5. To (door) wo shimeni itte yo gozaimasu ka? (Watakushi wa itte to wo shimete yo gozaimasu ka?) Soshite kudasai. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. in Chinese' Characters, Kanji de. in red ink, akai inki de. name, namae. in Roman letters, Romaji de. 1. May I write on foreign paper with a writing-brush? No, write with a pen or a pencil. 2. May I write in red ink? No, write in black ink. 3. Shall I write my name in Roman letters? No, please write it in Chinese' characters. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. Shall I--? May I--? LESSON III. READING. May I write in red ink? Oh no! you must write in black ink. You must not write your exercises in red ink, boys. May I go and drink some water? No; you must wait till the lesson is over. My hands are dirty. May I go and wash them? Yes, then you may; but you must come back directly. GRAMMAR. You must write. You must not write. May I wash my face? Yes, you may wash it. May I wash my hands? Yes, you may wash them. I have a pen. It is soft. Show it to me. I have two pens. They are soft. Show them to me. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORD. hikaesho ni, in the waiting room. 1. Nihonshi ni kaite yo gozaimasu ka? Iye, seiyoshi ni kaka nakute wa ikemasen. 2. Anata no renshu (exercise) wo Nihonshi ni kaite wa ikemasen. 3. Cha wo nomi ni itte yo gozaimasu ka? Iye, jugyo no sumu made matte inakute wa ikemasen. 4. Anata no hon wa doko ni arimasu ka? Hikaesho ni arimasu. Itte sore wo totte irasshai. 5. Anata no hon wa doko ni arimasu ka? Hikaesho ni arimasu. Sorede wa itte sore wo totte irasshai; shikashi jiki ni kaette konakute wa ikemasen. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. attentive, chui shite. play, asobu. 1. Boys, you must not talk in the class-room; you must be attentive here. 2. You have a ball there, Tanaka. Put it away. You must not play with a ball in the class-room. 3. Don't lean on your desk. You must sit upright. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. It. They. Them. LESSON IV. READING. What are those two rolls? The long one is a map of Japan; and the other?is a picture. What picture is it? It is a picture of a water-fall and a carp. Are there any great water-falls in Japan? Yes, there are a few. Nuno-biki is one of them. Where is it? It is in Settsu Province. Number. eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety hundred thousand ten thousand hundred thousand million ten million hundred million EXERCISE. Read the Numbers. 23. 34. 45. 56. 67. 78. 89. 91. 101. 234. 468. 1,579. 3,498. 12,765. 234,864. 1,357,975. 32,684,791. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. jibiki, dictionary. chirisho, geography. atsui, thick. usui, thin. kosui, lake. kawa, river. Ishikarigawa, the Ishikari River. 1. Asoko no nisatsu no hon wa nan desu ka? Okii hon wa Nihon no chizu desu; ta no ho wa nikki-cho desu. 2. Dozo watakushi no Ei-wa jibiki wo mottekite kudasai. Watakushi no tsukue no ue ni arimasu. Tsukue no ue ni hon ga arimasu. Dotchi ga jibiki desu ka? Atsui ho ga jibikidesu. 3. Ano usui ho wa nan no hon desu ka? Are wa chirisho desu. 4. Nihon ni wa okina kosui ga arimasu ka? Biwako wa okina kosui desu. 5. Hokkaido ni wa nagai kawa ga arimasu ka? Hai, sukoshi arimasu. Ishikarigawa wa sono hitotsu desu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. guide-book, ryoko-annai. American, Amerika-jin. Englishman, Igirisu-jin. 1. What are these two books? The big one is a Japanese-English dictionary; and the other is a guide-book. 2. Are there any foreign teachers in your school? Yes, there are two. One of them is an American and the other is an Englishman. 3. I have two dictionaries. One of them is an English-Japanese dictionary. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. The short one. The other. LESSON V. READING. Which is the longer, the forefinger or the middle finger? The middle finger is the longer of the two. Which is the longest finger of the five? The middle finger is the longest; it is longer than any of the other fingers. Which is the shortest finger? The thumb is the shortest; it is shorter than any of the other fingers. GRAMMAR. long; longer than; the longest. the longer of the two. the longest of the five. Short; shorter; the shortest. high; higher; the highest. big; bigger; the biggest. large; larger; the largest. soft; softer; the softest. bigger=big+er, larger=large+er. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. taiyo, the sun. tsuki, the moon. chikyu, the earth. chiisai, small. 1. Dotohi ga okii desu ka, taiyo to tsuki to? Taiyo ga tsuki yori okii. 2. Dotohi ga chiisai desu ka, tsuki to chikyu to? Tsuki ga chikyu yori chiisai. 3. Mittsu no uchi de dore ga ichiban okii desu ka? Taiyo ga ichiban okii. 4. Mittsu no uchi de dore ga ichiban chiisai desu ka? Tsuki ga ichiban chiisai. 5. Dotchi ga yawaraka desu ka, anata no empitsu to watakushi no to? Anata no ga watakushi no yori yawaraka desu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. The elephant. The lion. The whale. strong, tsuyoi. land, riku. noble, kedakai. 1. The elephant is larger and stronger than the lion. It is the largest and strongest of all the land animals. 2. Do you know what is the largest animal of all? Yes, I do; it is the whale. Is not the whale a fish? No, it is an animal and not a fish. 3. The lion is a very noble animal. It is the noblest of all animals. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. tall; taller; tallest. hard; harder; hardest. SPELLING REVIEW. Easy words are omitted. thumb paper india-ink bottle money rolls dictionary letter characters water lake river land piece door window waiting-room earth sun moon week month geography province guide lion whale elephant Japanese Chinese English-man American Roman Foreign eleven twelve thirteen fifteen eighteen twenty thiry forty eighty thousand million greatest bigger biggest larger largest thick thin strong noble middle directly till shall fetch open may wash those back gently over LESSON VI. READING. Which is the more useful, the thumb or the middle finger? The thumb is the more useful of the two. Which is the most useful of the five? The thumb is the most useful; it is more useful than any of the others. Which is the most useful, the horse, the cow, the dog, or the cat? I think the cow is the most useful of all animals. Is not the horse a useful animal? Yes, it is very useful. But the cow is more useful than the horse. GRAMMAR. more useful; the most useful. the more useful of the two. the most useful of the three. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. chujitsu, faithful. kokatsu, cunning. 1. Dotchi ga chujitsu desu ka. inu to neko to? Inu ga neko yori mo chujitsu desu. 2. Watakushi wa inu ga subete no dobutsu no uchi de ichiban chujitsuna mono to omoimasu. 3. Saru to neko to kitsune no uchi de dore ga ichiban kokatsu desu ka? Kitsune ga mittsu no uchi de ichiban kokatsu desu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. mountain (-ten), yama. Mt. (mount), yama. country (kun'try), kuni. peony, botan. beautiful, utsukushii. 1. What is the highest mountain in Japan? It is Niitakayama. 2. Is it higher than Mt. Fuji? Yes, it is a little higher. 3. Which is the larger, Lake Biwa or Lake Suwa? Lake Biwa is much larger. It is the largest lake in this country. 4. Which is the more beautiful, the peony or the rose? The peony is more beautiful than the rose. I think the peony is the most beautiful flower or all. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. Korea. China. Asia. LESSON VII. READING. The deer has slender legs, and can run very fast. The sheep can not run so fast as a deer. The horse also has slender legs, and can run as fast as a deer. Can the cow run as fast as a horse? No, she can not run so fast as a horse. The cow's legs are not so long as those of a horse. Can you run as fast as a dog? No, I can not run so fast. Nobody can run so fast as a dog. GRAMMAR. The horse can run as fast as a deer. The cow can not run so fast as a deer. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. kirei ni, neatly. ji wo kaku, write. 1. Nakamura wa yohodo hayaku hashiremasu. Anata wa are hodo ni hayaku hashiremasu ka? Iye, are hodo ni wa hayaku hashiremasen. 2. Anata wa watakushi gurai wa hashiremasu ka? Anata gurai wa hashireru to omoimasu. 3. Tamura wa yohodo kirei ni ji ga kakemasu. Watakushi wa are hodo kirei ni kakemasen. 4. Fujisan wa Niitakayama hodo takaku wa arimasen. 5. Suwako wa Biwako hodo okiku wa arimasen. 6. Meushi wa yohodo yakuni tatsu (useful) dobutsu desu. Uma mo meushi no yo ni yaku ni tachimasu (is useful) ka? ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. bear (bar), kuma. fierce, moretsuna. 1. The fox is a very cunning animal. No animals are so cunning as the fox. 2. The bear is as strong as the lion, but not so fierce. 3. No animals have so long a nose as that of the elephant. 4. No animals have so strong legs as those of the elephant. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. as long as. not so long as. LESSON VIII. READING. Who is there at the door? Is it you, Ito? Yes, it is I. May I come in? Yes, you may. Go to your seat. You must not be late again, Ito. At what time do you get up? Do you get up early? I get up at seven o'clock. Try to get up a little earlier. You must be at school before eight. Take out your book. Open it at page 30. We are at the top of the page. GRAMMAR. at the door. at the gate (mon). at scbool. at home. (uchi ni?de). at what time. at seven o'clock. at the top of the page. at the bottom of the page. early , earlier, earliest. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. Mr. (=mister). on Sunday, Nichiyobi ni. go to bed, neru, nedoko ni yuku. 1. Mon ni dare ga iru no desu ka? Tanaka desu. 2. Donata desu ka? Watakushi desu. Yoshida san (Mr. Yoshida) desu ka? Ohairi nasai. 3. Anata wa nanji ni okimasu ka? Watakushi wa roku ji ni okimasu. 4. Anata wa ani san yori wa hayaku okimasu ka? Iye, watakushi wa ani (he) hodo hayaku wa okimasen. 5. Watakushi wa roku ji mae ni okiru koto wa dekimasen. Shikashi Nichiyobi ni wa hayaku okimasu. 6. Anata wa hayaku nemasu ka? Hai, hachiji ni nemasu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. good, yoi. bad, warui. always, itsudemo. kind, shinsetsu de (--na). idle, namakete. 1. Taro is a very good boy. He is kind to all at school and at home. He is also a good pupil. He is always at the top of his class. 2. Jiro is a very bad boy. He is idle at school and at home. He is always at the bottom of his class. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. at sohool. at home. at what time. LESSON IX. READING. May I go into the class-room? What do you want there? I want to get my geography. What do you want to do with it? Can't you wait till the hour is up? We are to have an examination in Geography next hour, and I want to look up some thing in the book. Then you may go in, but don't stay long there. GRAMMAR. go in, haitte yuku. come in, haitte kuru. go out, dete yuku. come out, dete kuru. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. chiri no shiken, examination in Geography. Eigo no shiken, examination in English. 1. Donata desu ka? Watakushi desu. Ohairinasai. 2. Ike no naka e haitte yogozai-masu ka? Nan no yoji ga arimasu ka? Watakushi no ball wo toritai no desu. Haitte yoroshii. Shikashi nagaku naka ni (in it) ite wa ikemasen. 3. Watakushidomo wa myonichi shiken ga aru hazu desu. Nan no shiken desu ka? Eigo no shiken desu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. quickly, hayaku. to me, watakushi e, watakushi no tokoro e. 1. May I go out, sir? No; wait till the hour is up. 2. Come out, Taro. Where are you, Jiro? I am under the window. Come out quickly. 3. Come here, Tanaka. Go to the door. Come back to me. Go back to your seat. Sit down. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. go in. come in. go out. come out. go back. come back. LESSON X. READING. Of what color is chalk? It is white. Of what color is your ink-stone? It is black. Is an inkstone of any use in the class-room? Yes, it is of much use. Of what use is it? We make ink with it. How do you make ink with it? I first pour some water into the well of the inkstone. What do you do then? Then I dip the solid India-ink into the water, and rub it on the stone. Do you make ink in that way every time you have the writing lesson? Yes, I do. GRAMMAR. of what use? nan no yaku ni tatsu ka? of any use? nani ka no yaku ni tatsu ka? of much use, yohodo yaku ni tatsu. of no use, nan no yaku nimo tatanu. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. kusa, grass. midori, green. sora, the sky. ao, blue. hyoshi, cover. murasaki, purple. kiiro, yellow. l. Kusa wa donna iro wo shite imasu ka? Midori desu. 2. Sora wa donna iro wo shite imasu ka? Ao desu. 3. Kono chiisai jibiki (dictionary) no hyoshi wa nani iro desu ka? Murasaki desu. 4. Kin (gold) wa nani iro desu ka? Kiiro desu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. idler, namakemono. like, gotoku. diligent, benkyoshite. a watch with no hands, hari no nai tokei. 1. You have a watch with you. Is a watch of any use to you? Yes, it is of much use. 2. Is a watch with no hands of any use? No, it is of no use. 3. An idler is like a watch with no hands; he is of no use. Are you diligent, boys? Don't be idle. SPELLING AND DICTATIOIN. HOME TASK. How Do You Make Tea? kyusu, teapot. chaire, tea-can. chaire kara dasu, take out of the tea-can yu, hot water.... ni ireru, put in. SPELLING REVIEW. Easy words are omitted. teapot peony parsonal o'clock mitten horse ostrich deer bear gate ground home mountain country Korea China Asia page hour attention examination something seat college bottom measure officer trader idler color white green blue yellow purple sky stone grass most useful common faithful whose fierce slender cunning beautiful earlier late diligent good bad kind idle every hot run guide wait stay use make cover fast down neatly before all always also quickly LBSSON XI. READING. Do you love your little brother? Are you kind to him? Do you help him with his lessons at home? Do you love each other? Do you love your little sister? Are you kind to her? Do you help her with her lesson's at home? Do you love each other? Do you love your little brother and sister? Are you kind to them? Do you help them with their lessons at home? Do you love one another? My brother is very kind to me. He helps me with my lessons at home. I love him, and he loves me. My sister is very kind to me. She helps me with my lessons at home. I love her, and she loves me. We love each other. My brother and sister are very kind to me. They help me with my lessons at home. I love them, and they love me. We help one another. Our elder brother is very kind to us. He helps us with our lessons at home. He loves us, and we love him. We love one another. GRAMMAR. I love you. You love me. I love him. He loves me. I love her. She loves me. I love them. They love me. We love each other. We love one another. father; brother: he his him. mother; sister: she her her. brother and sister: they their them. brothers; sisters: they their them. I my me. you your you. we our us. EXERCISE. NEW WORDS. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. kawaigatte, fond of. shinsetsu ni taishite, for . . . kindness. arigatagatte, grateful. 1. Anata wa otosan wo aishimasu ka? Hai, aishimasu. 2. Otosan (he) wa anata wo kawaigatte imasu ka? Hai, taiso (very) kawaigatte imasu. 3. Anata wa otosan no (his) shinsetsu ni taishite arigatagatte imasu ka? Hai, makoto ni (very) arigatagatte imasu. 4. Watakushi no chichi wa watakushi ya watakushi no kyodai wo yohodo aishimasu. 5. Watakushi no haha wa watakushidomo wo yohodo aishimasu. 6. Watakushidomo wa (futari) tagai ni tasukemasu. 7. Watakushidomo wa (san nin ijo) tagai ni tasukemasu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. breakfast, asa-han. take, taberu. morning, asa. with me, watakushi to. in the kitchen, daidokoro de. alone, hitori. 1. Do you get up early in the morning? At what time do you take breakfast? What do you do after that? 2. I get up early in the morning. I take breakfast at seven o'clock. Then I go to school. 3. Brother Jiro gets up early, and takes breakfast with me. Then he goes to school with our little brother, Saburo. 4. Sister Chiyo gets up very early, and helps mother in the kitchen. She takes breakfast with father and mother. Then she goes to school alone. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. konomu, like, likes. LESSON XII. READING. Look at the teacher. He has a stick in his hand. What does he do with it, I wonder? He points out things with it to his pupils. Does he not whip bad boys with it? No, teachers never punish boys in that way. What is he a teacher of? I think he is a teacher of Geography. Do you learn Geography at school? Yes, I do. What lessons do you lean besides? Let me see. I learn. Ethics, Japanese, Chinese, Classics, Japanese History, Botany, Zoology, Arithmetic, Writing, Drawing, Singing, and Gymnastics. GRAMMAR. What do you do? What does he do? What do they do? What does she do? Do you know? Do you think? Do you know what this is? What do you think this is? EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. hiroiageru, pick up. ou, drive away. hoshi, star. sora ni, in the sky. koshiraeta, made. 1. Zo wa taihen nagai hana wo motte imasu. Are de nani wo shimasu ka? Are de mono wo hiroi agemasu. 2. Ushi wa nagai o wo motte imasu. Are de nani wo shimasu ka? Are de hai (the flies) wo oimasu. 3. Anata wa kore wa nanno ki ka shitte imasu ka? 4. Anata wa kore wo nanno ki to omoimasu ka? 5. Sora ni wa hoshi ga ikutsu aru no daro ka shiran (wonder). 6. Dare ga chikyu wo koshiraeta no daro ka shiran. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. why, naze. reach, todoku. food, shokumotsu. trunk, zo no hana. something like a lip, kuchibiru uo yona mono. 1. What do you think this large animal is? 2. It, is an elephant. 3. Look at the nose. Why is it so long, I wonder? What does the elephant do with it? 4. You see the neck is very short. The elephant can not, reach his food with his mouth. He picks up his food with the trunk, and puts it into his mouth with it. 5. The trunk has something like a lip at the end. With this lip the elephant can pick up things as small as a pin. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. I wonder. What does she do with it? What do you think--? LESSON XIII. READING. Do you go to school? Yes, I go to school every week day. Does your little brother go to school also? Yes, he does. Does he go to the Middle School with you? No, he does not; he goes to the Primary School. Does your sister go to the Primary School too? No, she does not; she goes to the Girls' High School. Did you go to school yesterday? No, I did not; it was a holiday. I went to the Zoological Garden at Ueno. Did your brother go with you? Yes, he did. My sister went too. GRAMMAR. It is a holiday to-day. It was a holiday yesterday. I go. We go. Do you go? He goes. She goes. Do they go? Does he go? Yes, he does. No, he does not. Does she go? Yes, she goes. No, she does not. I went. We went. Did you go? He went. She went. Did they go? Did he go? Yes, he did. No, he did not. Did she go? Yes, she did. No, she did not. come, kuru. came, kita. look, miru. looked, (lookt). mita. play, asobu. played (plad), asonda. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. kaeru (kaette kuru), come back. I come back. I came back. He comes back. He came back. gakko kara, from school. yakusho kara, from the office. 1. Anata wa nan ji ni gakko kara kaerimasu ka? Yoji ni (at four o'clock) kaeri masu. 2. Anata no oanesan wa Koto Jo-gakko kara nan ji ni okaeridesu ka? Sanji ni kaerimasu. 3. Anata no otosan wa oyakusho kara nan ji ni okaeri ni narimasu ka? Roku ji goro ni kaerimasu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. last Sunday, kono mae no Nichiyo. lioness, mejishi. peacock, kujyaku. look, miyuru. fearful, osoroshiku. just likec,chodocno yo ni. 1. Where did you go last Sunday? I went to the Zoological Garden. 2. What did you see there? I saw an elephant, an eagle, a tiger, bears, monkeys, cranes, peacocks, and many other wild birds and animals. 3. Didn't you see the lion? Oh yes, I did; I saw the lion and the lioness. 4. Did the lion look fearful? Yes, he did. He looked just like the one in the picture. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. Does he--? Did he--? LESSON XIV. READING. Have you a grandfather? No, I have none; I had one when I was a little boy. Have you a grandmother? No, I have no grandmother. Did you have one when you were a little boy? They say I had one when I was a baby; but I don't remember her. Do you remember your grandfather? Yes, I remember him well. He was a tall man, and had a long white beard. He was very fond of me. How old were you when your grandfather died? I was about seven years old. GRAMMAR. I was. He was. She was. We were. You were. They were. I had. He had. She had. We had. You had. They had. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. umareta, was born. were born. 1. Anata wa doko de umaremashita ka? Watakushi wa Kyoto de umaremashita. 2. Anata no okkasan wa doko de oumare nasaimashita ka? Osaka de umaremashita sodesu. 3. Anata no futari no gokyodai wa doko de oumare nasaimashita? Aretachi wa koko de umaremashita. 4. Watakushi wa ani ga hitori arimashita. Watakushidomo ga Kyoto ni imashita toki ni (when we were) nakunarimashita. 5. Anata wa ototo san ga arimasu ka? Hai, hitori arimasu. Qtoto san ga oumare ni natta toki wa anata wa oikutsu deshita? Yattsu gurai deshita. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. liked (laikt), kononda. once (wuns), aru toki. school-mate, gakkonakama. company, tomodachi. very often, tabitabi. absent, kesseki shite. played (plad), asonda. 1. We like good boys. Are you a good boy? Don't play with bad boy? We don't like bad boys. 2. There once were two school-boys. Their names were Tom and John. 3. John was a very good boy. He was kind to all his school-mates. They all liked him. 4. He was also very diligent, and always was at the top of his class. 5. Tom had a father and a mother as good as John had. But he had bad company; so, no good boys played with him. 6. He was very often absent from school, and always was at the bottom of his class. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. He was--. They were--. LESSON XV. READING. What are you doing there? I am writing a letter. To whom are you writing? To a friend of mine in America. Are you writing in English or Japanese? In English. Does your friend also write in English when he writes to you from America? Yes, he does. Here is his last letter to me. You may look at it. I am writing my answer to it. Where is he staying now in America? In San Francisco. How long does it take a letter to go to America from Japan? Seventeen or eighteen days at the longest. GRAMMAR. What do you do? What are you doing? What does he do? What is he doing? I write. I am writing (write?ing). He writes. He writing. I swim. I am swimming (swim+ing.) EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. e wo kaku, draw a picture. 1. Ano otoko-no-ko wo gorannasai. Are wa nani wo shite imasu ka?. E wo kaite imasu. 2. Nan no e wo kaite imasu ka? Uma wo kaite imasu. 3. Anata wa dobutsu wo kaku koto ga dekimasu ka? Iye, dekimasen. 4. Anata wa hana ga kakemasu ka? Hai, kakemasu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. standing up, tachiagatte. may be, de aru ka mo shirenu. 1. See the boy. What is he doing? 2. He is reading a book. What book is he reading? I can't tell. It may be the Second English Reader. 4. Is he standing up or sitting down? He is standing up. 5. Do you stand up like that when you read in the class-room? Yes, I do. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. What are you doing? What is he doing? SPELLING REVIEW. Easy words are omitted. lion lioness peacock monkey kitchen kindness breakfast ethics classics history botany zoology arithmetic writing drawing singing gymnastics picture reader star food trunk yesterday holiday Sunday garden grandfather baby beard company standing San Francisco America each another one grateful zoological fearful absent diligent second help punish pick drive made reach come came remember born played fond alone besides why same last back just none once often LESSON XVI. READING. See the girl at the well. What is she doing? She is drawing water. Can you tell how she draws water? Yes, I can. She first lets the well-bucket go down and dips it into the water. What does she do then? Then she hauls the bucket up and pours out the water into the pail. Did you ever see any one draw water out of a well with a well-bucket? Yes, I saw a girl draw it just now. Tell me how she drew it. She first let the bucket go down and dipped it into the water. What did she do then? Then she hauled the bucket up and poured out the water into the pail. GRAMMAR. What does she do? What is she doing? What did she do? see, saw; draw, drew; dip, dipped; haul, hauled. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. nanika, something. arau, wash. shatsu, shirt. sentaku-darai, wash-tub. ireru, put. te de momu, rub between the hands. 1. Ano onna-no-ko wo gorannasai. Nani wo shite imasu ka? Nani ka aratte imasu. 2. Nani wo aratte imasu ka? Shatsu wo aratte iru no to watakushi wa omoimasu. 3. Are wa do shite shatsu wo araimasu ka shitte imasu ka? Saisho sentaku-darai no naka ni shatsu wo irete mizu wo sore ni sosogimasu. 4. Sore kara do shimasu ka? Sore kara sono shatsu wo te de momimasu. 5. Watakushi wa kesa (this morning) Chiyo ga shatsu wo arau no wo mimashita. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. broom, hoki. duster, hataki. sweep, haku. dust, hataku. veranda, en. before, mae ni. 1. What do you see here? I see a broom and a duster. 2. What do they do with the broom? They sweep the rooms and verandas with it. 3. What do they do with the duster? They dust the tables, doors, and windows with it. 4. Do you sweep and dust your room every morning? Yes, I do before I take breakfast. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. NEW WORDS. gomi-tori, dust-pan. gomi, dust. totte yuku, take away. LESSON XVII. READING. See the man and the school boy talking together there. What do you think the man is speaking to the boy about? How can I tell? We can not hear him. See the other man going away. What has he on his shoulder? He has a hoe. He must be a farmer. He may be a neighbor of the boy. Where is the farmer going? He is on his way to the fields. What will he do there? He will work with his hoe till the evening. Yes; most farmers get up very early in the morning, and work very hard in the fields all day. They are very strong and healthy men. GRAMMAR. man. men. He is a farmer. He must be a farmer. He may be a farmer. He works. He is working. He will work. He goes. He is going. He will go. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. nani ka kaita mono, some writing. 1. Ano otona to kodomo wa nani wo shite imasu ka? Tagai ni hanashi wo shite imasu. 2. Otona wa dare desu ka? Are wa kodomo no chichi ka mo shiremasen. Kodomo wa gakko-seito ni chigai arimasen. 3. Kodomo wa nani wo te ni motte imasu ka? Nani ka kaita mono wo motte imasu. 4. Otona wa nan no koto wo (what . . . .about) kodomo ni hanashite imasu ka? Kodomo no kaita mono no koto wo hanashite iru no to watakushi wa omoimasu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. hard labor, tsurai rodo. take a meal, shokuji-suru. think of, koto wo omoe. 1. We saw a man and a school boy on our way to school this morning. 2. They were talking together about something. 3. We saw also a farmer. He was going to the fields, with a hoe on his shoulder. I think he is now working with his hoe in the fields. 4. Think of the farmer's hard labor when you take your meals at home. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. NEW WORDS. reihaisuru, worship. tsue, cane. onna, woman. LESSON XVIII. READING. How do you do, Mr. Tamura? How do you do, Jiro? It is a long time since I last saw you. Where do you go to school now? I go to the Middle School. When did you enter it? I entered it in the spring of last year. I am in the Second Year. How are you getting along at school? How do you like the English lessons? I like them very much, but they are pretty hard for me. Is Mr. Smith still teaching in your school? Yes, he gives us English lessons three hours a week. Shall you see him to-morrow? No, I shall not; he will not come to school to-morrow. They say he is ill. I am sorry for him. Please remember me to him when you see him. I know him well. With pleasure. I think I shall see him in a few days. GRAMMAR. Shall you--? Yes, I shall. No, I shall not. Will he--? Yes, he will. No, he will not. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORD. kocho, principal. 1. Anata no oimoto san wa doko no gakko e oide ni narimasu ka? Imada ni (still) Shogakko e mairimasu. 2. Anata no oanesan wa itsu Jogakko e ohairi ni narimashita ka? Sakunen hairimashita. Are wa ima byoki de gozaimasu. Sore wa okinodoku de gozaimasu. Dozo yoroshiku. Arigato gozaimasu. 3. Anata wa ashita gakko e irasshaimasu ka? Hai, mairimasu. Kocho wa ashita gakko e, miemasu ka? Hai, miemasu desho. Kocho e oai ni natta toki dozo kono tegami wo agete kudasai. Kashikomarimashita. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. Saturday, Doyobi. except on Saturdays, doyobi no hoka wa. term, gakki. afternoon, gogo. 1. How many lessons have you a day at school? Five lessons, except on Saturdays. 2. How many lessons shall you have this afternoon? We have no lessons Saturday afternoons. 3. Shall you have any more examinations in English this term? The teacher says we shall have one more. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. Shall you--? Will he--? LESSON XIX. READING. Where are you going? I am going to the river to fish. Will you go with me? Yes, I will. Wait a moment; I will get a fishing-rod. Father! I am going to fish with my friend, Tanaka. Will you let me take your fishing-rod? Yes, I will, if you will take good care of it. Yes, I will take good care. When shall you come back? I shall come back by supper time. Now let us go. Which way shall we take? Let us go straight across the field. GRAMMAR. Shall you go? Yes, I shall. Will you go? Yes, I will. Shall you come back by supper time? Will you come back by supper time? Shall you have any other examination this month? Will you have one more cup of tea? EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. asatte made ni, by the day after to-morrow. 1. Anata wa ashita gakko e yukimasu ka? Iye, yukimasen. 2. Watakushi to Ueno e yukimasen ka? Hai, yukimasho. 3. Anata wa asatte made ni wa kaette kimasu ka? Hai, kaette kimasu. 4. Anata wa watakushi to koko de asobimasen ka? Hai, asobimasho. 5. Anatagata wa kono gogo ni nani ka kagyo (lesson) ga arimasu ka? Hai, futatsu arimasu. 6. Coffee wo ippai oagari nasaimasen ka? ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. naval, kaigun. graduate, sotsugyosuru. park, koen. take a walk, samposuru. 1. In how many years shall you graduate from this school? In three years. 2. How old shall you be when you graduate from this school? I shall be about sixteen years old. 3. What school will you enter then? I will enter the Naval College. 4. What shall we play this afternoon? Let us play baseball. Who will be the pitcher? Will you be the pitcher, Tamura? Yes, I will. 5. Let us take a walk. Where shall we go? Let us go to the park. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. Will you--? LESSON XX. READING. Where are you going? I am going to the Naval College. But I don't know exactly where it is. Will you kindly tell me the way? With pleasure. Go straight on to the end of this street. Then turn to the left, and you will come to a bridge. Cross the bridge, and you will see a stone-building on the right. That's the Naval College. Many thanks. I will take you there if you like. Thank you; so much the better. I am sorry to trouble you. No trouble at all. I'll show you the way. You are very kind. GRAMMAR. Will you kindly--? Will you let me--? Turn to the left, and you will come to a bridge. and=and then. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. yubinkyoku, the post office. kusuri, medicine. byoki ga naoru, get well. jiki ni, soon. 1. Yubinkyoku e mairimasu ni wa dotchi no ho e yukeba yo gozaimasu ka? Migi e omagari nasai, so suruto hidarikawa ni okina tatemono ga miemasu. Sore ga yubinkyoku desu. Arigato. 2. Anata no inki wo tsukawashite (let me use) kudasaimasu ka? 3. Doka kono tegami wo yonde kudasaimasen ka? 4. Kono kusuri wo oagarinasai, so suru to byoki ga jiki ni naorimasu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. police-station, keisatsusho. corner, kado close at hand, te jika ni. your kindness, go shinsetsu. 1. Which way shall I take to go to the Police-Station? Shall I go straight on? Yes; I'll show you the way. 2. It is very kind of you. What is the big building at that corner, I wonder. It is the Post-Office. Now, turn this corner to the right, and you will see the Police-Station close at hand. 3. Thank you very much for your kindness. 4. Will you take a walk with me to Ueno Park? Yes, I will. Which way shall we take? Let us go straight. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. Asking the Way. SPELLING REVIEW. Easy words are omitted. shoulder bucket pail tub broom duster pan cane shirt rod medicine veranda station building corner post fields street bridge dust meal farmer neighbor labor principal woman spring pleasure worship week to-morrow noon moment Saturday examination term fishing friend care supper base pitcher left thanks trouble strong healthy pretty straight graduate naval police better dip haul pour wash put rub sweep enter say turn between before together walk since along except exactly soon after. LESSON XXI READING. Will you get me a new cap, mother? My cap is getting too old. Yes, you shall have one. I have to go out shopping this afternoon. You shall go with me. You will take me with you? Oh! I shall be too happy. I like nothing better than shopping. At the Shop. Mother: Have you boys' caps? Shop-boy: Yes, ma'am. We have several sorts. Please look at them. Mother: I want one for this boy. Please show me some. Shop-boy: What number does he wear? Mother: Six and a half, I think. Shop-boy: These are good ones. Please try one on. Mother: Try this on, Taro. Is it too tight? Taro: No, just right; this will do. Mother: I will take this one. What is the price of it? Shop-boy: It is one yen and a half. Mother: There is the money. Shop-boy: Thank you, good after-noon. GRAMMAR. You shall have one. = I will let you have one. You shall go with me. = I will let you go. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. tsutsumu, wrap up. kami ni, in paper. 1. Kogatana ga arimasu ka? 2. Hai, gozaimasu. Ome ni kakemasho. 3. Dozo okii no wo misete kudasai. 4. Kore wa yoi no de gozaimasu. Goran kudasaimase. Katasugimasuka (tight) ? 5. Kore de yo gozaimasu. Ikura desu ka? 6. Niju go sen de gazoimasu. 7. Kore wo moraimasho. 8. Arigato gozaimasu. Kami ni tsutsumimasho. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. sell, uru. clerk, banto, urite. customer, kyaku. stout, jobuna. umbrella, kasa. cash payment, genkin. ten per cent, ichi wari. Clerk: Good morning, Sir. What can I show you? Customer: I want an umbrella. Show me a stout one. Clerk: This will suit you, I think. It is a very stout one. Customer: Yes, this will do. What is the price? Clerk: Two yen and sixty sen. Customer: It is too dear. Clerk: We sell it for 2,60 yen; but I will take off ten percent for cash payment. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. Shopping. LESSON XXII. READING. The door is open. I am going to shut it. Look! I have shut it. I am now going back to my seat. What is Taro doing there? He is opening the door. Look! He has opened it. He is now going back to his seat. GRAMMAR. I have opened it. I have shut it. He has opened it. He has shut it. I have comk back. He has gone back. He has come back. " EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. no mae ni, in front of. 1. Watakushi wa kaerimashita. 2. Taro wa kaerimashita (kotchi e). Imasuwatte (sitting down) imasu. 3. Taro wa kaerimashita (atchi e). 4. Taro wa doko ni imasu ka? Are wa sensei no tokoro e (to the teacher) yukimashita. Ima sensei no table no mae ni tatte (standing up) imasu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. anywhere, dokonimo. uncle's, oji no uchi. the country, inaka. aunt's, oba no uchi. 1. Where is Jiro? I don't see him anywhere. He has gone to his uncle's in the country. 2. Is that so? Where is Miss Chiyo? Has she gone too into the country? No, she has gone to her aunt's. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. He has gone. She has gone. They have gone. LESSON XXIII. READING. Here, Nomura! Have you seen Tanaka to-day? Which Tanaka do you mean? I mean Tanaka of the First Year. Yes. I have seen him. Did you see him in the play-ground? No, I saw him on my way to school this morning. I have not seen him since then. I have been looking for him since the morning; but I can not find him. Where is he, I wonder. Yonder comes Kaneko. He may have seen him. Ask him. Kaneko! Do you know where Tanaka is? He has gone home. Gone home! What is the matter with him? He told me that he was feeling ill. Did he go home some time ago? No, only a little while ago. GRAMMAR. Have you seen--? Yes, I have seen--. Did you see--? Yes, I saw--. No, I did not see--. He is ill. He told me that he was ill. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. sunde iru, is (am, are) living. gakko no ato de, after school. mimai ni yuku, go and inquire after. chikaku ni, near. koen no chikaku ni, near the park. 1. Oi, Yamada! Kimi wa kyo Murata san (Mr. Murata) wo mita ka? Dotchi no Murata san no koto wo kimi wa itte iru no ka? Gagaku no sensei sa. 2. Boku wa asa kara mada minai. Do nasatta ka shiran. Byoki ka mo shiren. 3. Doko ni sunde irassharu ka kimi wa shitte iru ka? Koen no chikaku ni sunde irassharu to Tamura ga boku ni itta. 4. Kyo gakko no ato de (ano kata wo) mimai ni yukanai ka? Yuko. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. ever, itsuka, katsute. at a show, misemono de last summer, kono mae no natsu. 1. Have you ever seen a tiger? Yes, I have. I saw a big one at a show last summer. 2. What was it like? It was like a big cat. You will see one if you go to the Zoological Garden. I saw one there, a long time ago. It may be still there. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. have seen. has seen. saw. LESSON XXIV. READING. Nomura! Where are you? Here I am. Come here. I want to ask you something. Where have you been? I have been in the play-ground. Have you not been in the class-room? No, I have not. What have you been doing in the play-ground? I have been running races. Have you not been playing baseball? No, I have not. Look at that window. Some one has broken the pane with a ball. Can't you tell who did it? No, I can't. Then you may go and play. GRAMMAR. I am here. I have been here. I am playing. I have been playing. Have you been--? I have been--. Have you been--? We have been--. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. kowasu, break. kowashita, have (has) broken. 1. Anatagata wa ima made doko ni imashita ka? Undojo ni imashita. 2. Nani wo shite imashita ka? Kakekko wo shite imashita. 3. Anatagata wa mon (gate) no mae de ason de ita no de wa arimasen ka? Iye, undojo de asonde imashita. 4. Dare ka watakushidomo no koshikake wo kowashimashita. Dare ga sore wo kowashimashita ka anata wakarimasen ka? Iye, wakarimasen. 5. Sore de wa anata wa achira e itte yo gozaimasu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. last year, kyonen. at all, chittomo. study, benkyosuru. since, irai. summer vacation, natsu yasumi. a little, sukoshi wa, ikura ka. 1. How long have you been in Japan, Mr. Smith? 2. About three years. Are you studying Japanese? Yes, I am. I have been studying it since the summer vacation of last year. I can now speak Japanese a little; but I can not read it at all. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. Let the pupil change the dialogue above into an indirect narration, using the Third Person, Singular, in place of the First and Second; thus: How long has Mr. Smith been in Japan? LESSON XXV. READING. Have you done with your writing, Nomura? Yes, I have. Shall I bring it to you? Yes, show it to me. You have done it very well. What was your last mark in writing? Ninety? Well, I will give you a full mark this time. You may take the paper with you. Show me yours, Tanaka. You have not done it very well. How many marks did you get last time? I got seventy. I can not give you more than that this time. Try to do better next time. I say, how many marks have you got, Nomura? A full mark I wonder how you can do so well. I have never got more than eighty. GRAMMAR. Have you done? I have done. Have you got? I have got. Did you get? I got. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. kaeshite morau, get back. kuri, chest nut. moratta, have (has) got. 1. Anata wa shujicho (your copy-book) wo kaeshite moraimashita ka? Hai, kaeshite moraimashita. 2. Itsu (when) sore wo kaeshite morai mashita ka? Saknjitsu kaeshite moraimashita. 3. Anata wa bento wo(your luncheon) sumashimashita ka? Hai, sumashimashita. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. drawing, e. hind legs. Atoashi. draw it over again, kakikaeru. 1. Have you done with your drawing? Yes, I have. 2. What have you drawn? I have drawn a horse. Please look at it. 3. Well, what mark did you get for your drawing last time? Seventy-five. 4. I can not give you so much for this. One of the hind legs will not do. Then let me draw it over agan. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. Have you drawn--? Have you written? SPELLING REVIEW. Easy words are omitted. paper umbrella chestnut hind-legs park sort number cash payment aunt ten per cent suit clerk customer uncle matter living inquire summer race vacation mark several tight stout wrap break broken sell seen mean front wear anywhere first yonder near ever dear suit thumb tongue peach cane bench desk medicine province deaf lame meal bottom principal music ethics history botany zoology arithmetic writing singing gymnastics labor worship holiday America Japan diary slender pretty naval diligent faithful cunningtrouble remember upright LESSON XXVI. READING. Here is a watch. Who makes watches? The watch-maker makes them. Of what does he make them? He makes the case of silver or gold, and the wheels of iron or other metals. What is the spring made of? It is always made of steel. Is the case of a watch always made of gold or silver? No, it is sometimes made of iron or nickel. What do you call a watch with a silver case? It is called a silver watch. Have you a watch? No, but I once had a nickel one. What did you do with it? I lost it. GRAMMAR. make. It is made. It is made. call it is called. it was called. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. garasu, glass. hoya, chimney kasa, lamp-shade, shade. 1. Koko ni lamp ga arimasu. Kore wa nan de dekite imasu ka? 2. Glass de dekite imasu. 3. Lamp no hoya wa itsudemo glass de dekite imasu ka? So desu. 4. Kono lamp no kasa wa nande dekite imasu ka? Kami de dekite imasu. 5. Lamp no kasa wa itsudemo kami de dekite imasu ka? Iye, glass de dekite iru koto mo arimasu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. wind, wind up, maku. is wound up, makareru. every two days, futsuka goto ,ni 1. What is that clock made of? The case is made of wood. 2. How many springs has the clock? It has two. 3. What are the springs made of? They are made of steel. 4. Who winds up the clock? I do sometimes. 5. Is it wound up every day? No, it is wound up every two days. 6. That clock has two hands. Have you ever seen a clock with three hands? Yes, I have sometimes. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. NEW WORDS. A knife. zoge. ivory. handle, e LESSON XXVII. READING. How is the weather? Does it rain? No; it is only cloudy. What do you think of to-morrow's weather? I fear it will not be very fine from the looks of the sky. But it may clear up by to-morrow. Have you told Tanaka about the picnic we are going on? No; I'll go and ask him to join us. I hope he has got well. Has he been ill? He told me the other day that he had taken cold. GRAMMAR Ame ga furu. It rains. It will rain. Ame ga furu ka? Does it rain? Will it rain? Yuki ga furu. It snows. It will snow. Yuki ga furu ka? Does it snow? Will it snow? I have taken cold. He has taken cold. He told me that he had taken cold. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORDS. byoki, illness, sickness. byoki de, ill, sick. 1. Tenki wa ikaga desu ka? Yuki ga furimasu. 2. Ashita no tenki wa do omoimasu ka? Ashita wa yuki ga furu to omoimasu. 3. Ame ga furanakereba yoi desu ga (I hope). Jiki ni haremasu. 4. Anata wa gobyoki desu ka? Watakushi wa kaze wo hikimashita. 5. Yoshida san wa yoku narimashita ka? Yoku natta to kino watakushi ni moshimashita. 6. Anata wa watakushi no byoki no koto wo (about my illness) sensei ni osshaimashita ka? Hai, anata ga kaze wo ohiki ni natta koto wa (are ni) moshimashita. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. happy, ureshii. don't mind, kamawanai. a bit, sukoshimo. 1. HOW long has Tanaka been ill? He told me that he had been ill since last Sunday. 2. I hope you have got well, Tanaka. Yes, I have, thank you. 3. Tanaka told me that he had got well. 4. It is very cold to-day. Are you not cold, Taro? No, I am not. I don't mind the cold a bit. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. He has written--. He had written--. He has drawn--. He had drawn--. LESSON XXVIII. READING. Hallo! Tanaka! Have you got well? What did you say? I could not hear you. I said, "Have you got well? " Yes, I have, thank you. But I have got a little deaf. I am sorry to hear that. We are going on a picnic to Oji to-morrow. Will you join us? That would be fun, but I am not yet well enogh to walk so far. I hope you will have a good time. What do you think of the weather? I feared that it might rain to-morrow; but by the looks of the sky it will be fine weather. Good bye, Tanaka. Take good care of yourself. Thank you. Good bye. Come and see me again. What did Tanaka say about the picnic? He said he could not join us; he is not yet able to walk so far. What did he say about the weather? He said it would be fine weather. GRAMMAR. I can hear. I could hear. It will rain. It would rain. It may rain. It might rain. We shall have. We should (shood) have. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. kingan, near-sighted. 1. Ashita wa yuki ga furu ka mo shiremasen. 2. Watakushi wa kyo wa yuki ga furu ka mo shirenu to omoimashita. 3. Ano hito wa ashita made ni wa mairimasho. 4. Ano hito wa ashita made ni wa kuru daro to watakushi wa omoimashita. 5. Watakushi wa sukoshi kingan ni narimashita. Sore wa okinodoku desu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORD. leave, deru, saru. 1. O dear! dear! What is the matter? Come and see. It rains! 2. It rains? I thought we should have fine weather today. 3. So did I. We must put off the picnic till next Sunday. 4. Are you at home, Yamada? Yes, I am. Who is it? Hallo! Nomura! Come in. 5. We are going to take a walk to Asakusa. Will you go with us? I should like to go, but I can not leave the house, I have taken cold. 6. Have you? I am very sorry for you. Take good care of yourself. Good bye. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. I can--. I could--. He will--. He would--. LESSON XXIX. READING. How heavy are you, Kaneko? I don't know exactly; but I am sure, I am heavier than you. Don't be too sure of it. There is a platform scale there. Let us see which is the heavier. Where are the weights? They are on the table. Go and fetch them. Now, get up on the platform first, will you? Keep still! Stand upright! You weigh just ninety pounds. Now, get off please, and let me get on. I shall weigh more than that, I am sure. No, you weigh less than ninety pounds. I don't believe that! Come down and see it for yourself. Eighty eight pounds! I don't see how this is. You see you are less heavy than I am. GRAMMAR. little less least. EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORD. sukunakutomo, at least. 1. Anata no otottsan wa itsu kobe kara okaeri ni narimasu ka? Yoku wa zonjimasen ga kono tsuki no sue (end) made ni wa kitto kaette mairimasu. 2. Kono station de (at) orimasho ka? Tsugi no station de orimasu. 3. Hayaku onori nasai! Kisha ga ippun de demasu (will be off). 4. Oi, Tanaka! Kimi wa take ga dono kurai aru ka? Sukunakutomo goshaku wa aru. (Kimi wo) hakatte (measure) miyo. Mitamae goshaku yori sukunai. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. easy, tayasui. notice (notis), keiji. question, mondai. 1. What are you reading there, Nakamura? I am reading over the geography. We shall have the examination to-morrow, you know. Yes; but the questions will be easy, I am sure. Don't be too sure of it. 2. Boys! We shall have no school to-morrow! I don't believe that! Go and see the notice for yourself. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. at least, sukunakutomo. at most, okutomo. LESSON XXX. READING. NEW YEAR. I wish you a happy New Year! The same to you! Where are you going? I am going to the Principal's. Have you been there? No, not yet; let us go together. Have you many more calls to make? No, I have only two or three more. Look at those people! What are they doing? They are playing with battle-door and shuttle-cock. Oh, look at the face of that man over there! It is smeared black with ink. What does that mean? It means that the man has missed the shuttle-cock many times. Every time a player misses the shuttle-cock he gets one dab of ink on his face. Oh, how funny the man looks! This must be the Principal's house. Yes, that's it. Go in. Give me your card. I'll leave it with mine. Here it is. Wishing you a Happy New year. Goro Nakamura. GRAMMAR. Are wa gakko e yukimashita. He has gone to school (He is not here). Anata wa kyo gakko e yukimashita ka? Have you been to school to-day ? Anata wa kino gakko e yukimashita ka? Did you go to school yesterday? EXERCISE. JAPANESE INTO ENGLISH. NEW WORD. setsumei suru, explain 1. Anata wa kyo kocho no tokoro e yukimashita ka? Hai mairimashita. Kocho wa Tokyo e yukaremashita. 2. Kono bunsho wa do iu koto desu ka? Dozo Nihongo de (in) setsumeishite kudasai. 3. Asoko no hitotachi wa yohodo shinsetsu desu. Watakushi ga asoko e yuku tabi goto ni ano hitotachi wa nanika watakushi ni kuremasu. ENGLISH INTO JAPANESE. NEW WORDS. Store, mise. purchase, kaimmo. have bought, katta. kakatte, hanging. 1. Where are you going? I am going to the umbrella-store. Come with me. Yes, I will. 2. Have you any more purchases to make? No, I have no more. 3. Have you been to the umbrella-store? Yes, I have. 4. Have you bought an umbrella? Yes, I have. It is hanging over there. SPELLING AND DICTATION. HOME TASK. Have you been to--? LESSON XXXI. READING. What day is it to-day? It is Monday. The Days of the Week. Sunday. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Saturday. What day of the month is this? It is the first. I beg your pardon; it is the second. 1st. first. 2nd. second. 3rd. third. 4th. fourth. 5th. fifth. 6th. sixth. 7th. seventh. 8th. eighth(atth). 9th. ninth. 1Oth. tenth. 11th. eleventh. 12th. twelfth. 13th. thirteen. 20th. twentieth. 21th. twenty-first. 22th. twenty-second. 23th. twenty-third. 24th. twenty-fourth. In what month are we? We are in January. The Months of the Year. January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December. THE SEASONS. spring. summer. autumn. winter. THE DIRECTIONS. east. west. south. north.