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(うし)second sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ox, 1am-3am, north-northeast, December)

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    1. Noun

      1.

      the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)

    2. Noun

      2.

      hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)

      Obsolete term,

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    3. Noun

      3.

      north-northeast

      Obsolete term
    4. Noun

      4.

      twelfth month of the lunar calendar

      Obsolete term

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      (うし)十二支(じゅうにし)()番目(ばんめ)です。

      The Ox is the second sign of the Chinese zodiac.

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      北北東(ほくほくとう)のことを(うし)()ぶこともあるそうだ。

      I've heard that The Ox can also refer to the north-northeast direction.

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      (うし)時刻(じこく)には、幽霊(ゆうれい)(あらわ)れると()われています。

      It's said that ghosts appear during the hour of The Ox, which is between 1am and 3am.

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      (わたし)()んでいるアパートは(うし)方角(ほうがく)()いているので朝日(あさひ)()()みます。

      My apartment faces the direction of The Ox (north-northeast), so the morning sun shines in.

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      この心霊(しんれい)スポットで(うし)時間(じかん)()きたら最後(さいご)幽霊(ゆうれい)(たた)られてしまうだろう。

      If you wake up during the hour of The Ox at this haunted spot, you're sure to be cursed by a ghost.

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