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N1 Noun

()sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)

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    1. Noun

      1.

      the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent

    2. Noun

      2.

      hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon)

      Obsolete term,

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    3. Noun

      3.

      south-southeast

      Obsolete term
    4. Noun

      4.

      fourth month of the lunar calendar

      Obsolete term

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    巳 【み】巳 【し】

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      ()十二支(じゅうにし)(ろく)番目(ばんめ)です。

      The Serpent is the sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac.

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      南南東(なんなんとう)方角(ほうがく)のことを()()びます。

      The direction of south-southeast is referred to as The Serpent, the sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac.

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      ()という言葉(ことば)午前(ごぜん)()()から十一(じゅういち)()()す。

      The term The Serpent, the sixth zodiac sign, refers to the time between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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      気温(きおん)(たか)いわ、()方角(ほうがく)から(かぜ)()くわ、最悪(さいあく)天候(てんこう)だ。

      The temperature's high, the wind's blowing from the direction of The Serpent, this weather is awful.

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      ()時刻(じこく)になっても()きないなんて、怠惰(たいだ)にも(ほど)があります。

      Still not waking up by the hour of The Serpent? That's just plain lazy.

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