diff --git a/lib/src/api/SymbolicJpn.gf b/lib/src/api/SymbolicJpn.gf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd36853cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/api/SymbolicJpn.gf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--# -path=.:../japanese:../common:../abstract:../prelude
+
+resource SymbolicJpn = Symbolic with 
+  (Symbol = SymbolJpn),
+  (Grammar = GrammarJpn) ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/src/japanese/ConstructionJpn.gf b/lib/src/japanese/ConstructionJpn.gf
index 1394bf8bc..4bcb4514a 100644
--- a/lib/src/japanese/ConstructionJpn.gf
+++ b/lib/src/japanese/ConstructionJpn.gf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 concrete ConstructionJpn of Construction = CatJpn **
-  open SyntaxJpn, ParadigmsJpn, (R=ResJpn), (L = LexiconJpn) in {
+  open SyntaxJpn, ParadigmsJpn, (R=ResJpn), (L = LexiconJpn), SymbolicJpn in {
 
 lin
   hungry_VP = mkVP (mkV "お腹が空いている" R.Gr1) ;
@@ -11,50 +11,71 @@ lin
 
 
 lincat
---TODO add rest as soon as I learn that stuff in Duolingo ^^ /IL 2017-07
---  Timeunit ;
+  Timeunit = N ;
   Weekday = N ;
---  Month ;
---  Monthday ;
---  Year ;
+  Monthday = NP ;
+  Month = N ;
+  Year = NP ;
 
 lin
 
-
+  -- : Weekday -> Adv ;
   weekdayPunctualAdv w = SyntaxJpn.mkAdv in_Prep (mkNP w) ;     -- on Sunday
   weekdayHabitualAdv w = SyntaxJpn.mkAdv in_Prep (mkNP w) ;     -- on Sundays
   weekdayNextAdv w = SyntaxJpn.mkAdv in_Prep (mkNP (mkCN (mkA "次の") w)) ; -- next Sunday
   weekdayLastAdv w = SyntaxJpn.mkAdv in_Prep (mkNP (mkCN (mkA "先週の") w)) ; -- last Sunday
 
-{-
-  monthAdv        : Month -> Adv ;                        -- in June
-  yearAdv         : Year -> Adv ;                         -- in 1976
-  dayMonthAdv     : Monthday -> Month -> Adv ;            -- on 17 May
-  monthYearAdv    : Month -> Year -> Adv ;                -- in May 2013
-  dayMonthYearAdv : Monthday -> Month -> Year -> Adv ;    -- on 17 May 2013
-  
-  intYear     : Int -> Year ;  -- (year) 1963
-  intMonthday : Int -> Monthday ; -- 31th (March)
--}
+  -- : Month -> Adv ;                        -- in June
+  monthAdv m = SyntaxJpn.mkAdv in_Prep (mkNP m) ;
+
+  -- : Year -> Adv ;                         -- in 1976
+  yearAdv y = SyntaxJpn.mkAdv in_Prep y ;
+
+  -- : Monthday -> Month -> Adv ;            -- on 17 May /  五月十七日に
+  dayMonthAdv day month = 
+    let futsukaNi : Adv = SyntaxJpn.mkAdv in_Prep day ;
+        sangatsu : R.Style => Str = month.s ! R.Sg ;
+     in futsukaNi ** { s = \\style => sangatsu ! style ++ futsukaNi.s ! style } ;
+
+  -- : Month -> Year -> Adv ;                -- in May 2013
+  monthYearAdv m y = SyntaxJpn.mkAdv in_Prep (mkNP (mkCN m y)) ;
+
+  -- : Monthday -> Month -> Year -> Adv ;    -- on 17 May 2013
+  dayMonthYearAdv d m y = 
+    let futsukaNi : Adv = SyntaxJpn.mkAdv in_Prep d ;
+        sangatsu2013 : R.Style => Str = \\st => y.s ! st ++ "年" ++ m.s ! R.Sg ! st;
+
+     in futsukaNi ** { s = \\style => sangatsu2013 ! style ++ futsukaNi.s ! style } ;
+
+  -- : Int -> Year ;  -- (year) 1963
+  intYear = symb ;
+
+  -- : Int -> Monthday ; -- 31th (March)
+  intMonthday i = symb { s = i.s ++ "日" } ; 
+
+
 
 -- coercions to RGL categories
 
-  -- : Weekday -> N ; -- (this) Monday
   weekdayN w = w ;
+  monthN m = m ;
 
-{-
-  monthN     : Month -> N ;   -- (this) November
+  weekdayPN w = mkPN (w.s ! R.Sg ! R.Plain) ;
+  monthPN m = mkPN (m.s ! R.Sg ! R.Plain)  ;
 
-  weekdayPN  : Weekday -> PN ; -- Monday (is free)
-  monthPN    : Month -> PN ;   -- March (is cold)
-
-  languageNP : Language -> NP ;  -- French (is easy)
-  languageCN : Language -> CN ;  -- (my) French
--}
 
 ----------------------------------------------
 ---- lexicon of special names
 
+-- This is pure guessing /IL 2017-07
+--  second_Timeunit = mkN "second" ;
+--  minute_Timeunit = mkN "minute" ;
+--  hour_Timeunit = mkN "hour" ;
+  day_Timeunit = mkN "日" ;
+  week_Timeunit = mkN "週間" ;
+  month_Timeunit = mkN "箇月" ;
+  year_Timeunit = mkN "年" ;
+
   monday_Weekday = mkN "月曜日" ;  -- "getsuyoubi"
   tuesday_Weekday = mkN "火曜日" ;  -- "kayoubi"
   wednesday_Weekday = mkN "水曜日" ;  -- "suiyoubi"
@@ -63,4 +84,17 @@ lin
   saturday_Weekday = mkN "土曜日" ;  -- "doyoubi"
   sunday_Weekday = mkN "日曜日" ;  -- "nichiyoubi"
 
+  january_Month = mkN "一月" ;   -- ichigatsu
+  february_Month = mkN "二月" ;  -- nigatsu
+  march_Month = mkN "三月" ;     -- sangatsu
+  april_Month = mkN "四月" ;     -- shigatsu
+  may_Month = mkN "五月" ;       -- gogatsu
+  june_Month = mkN "六月" ;      -- rokugatsu
+  july_Month = mkN "七月" ;      -- shichigatsu
+  august_Month = mkN "八月" ;    -- hachigatsu
+  september_Month = mkN "九月" ; -- kugatsu
+  october_Month = mkN "十月" ;   -- jyuugatsu
+  november_Month = mkN "十一月" ; -- jyuuichigatsu
+  december_Month = mkN "十二月" ; -- jyuunigatsu
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/japanese/ResJpn.gf b/lib/src/japanese/ResJpn.gf
index ff5d70916..aac90e1a0 100644
--- a/lib/src/japanese/ResJpn.gf
+++ b/lib/src/japanese/ResJpn.gf
@@ -147,7 +147,17 @@ oper
       } ;
     dropNaEnging = ooki
     } ; 
-    
+
+  -- Added by IL 2017-07. Used in NounJpn and SymbolJpn.
+  mkOrd : SS -> Adj = \symb -> {
+    pred = \\st,t,p => symb.s ++ "番目" ++ mkCopula.s ! st ! t ! p ;  -- "banme"
+    attr = symb.s ++ "番目の" ;
+    te = \\p => symb.s ++ "番目" ++ mkCopula.te ! p ;
+    ba = \\p => symb.s ++ "番目" ++ mkCopula.ba ! p ;
+    adv = \\p => symb.s ++ "番目" ;
+    dropNaEnging = symb.s ++ "番目の"
+      } ;
+
   VerbalA : Str -> Str -> Adj = \kekkonshiteiru,kikonno -> 
     let
       kekkonshite = Predef.tk 2 kekkonshiteiru    
diff --git a/lib/src/japanese/SymbolJpn.gf b/lib/src/japanese/SymbolJpn.gf
index 8aa0d6514..695e7a656 100644
--- a/lib/src/japanese/SymbolJpn.gf
+++ b/lib/src/japanese/SymbolJpn.gf
@@ -1,39 +1,40 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../prelude
 
-concrete SymbolJpn of Symbol = CatJpn ** open Prelude, ResJpn in {
+concrete SymbolJpn of Symbol = CatJpn ** open Prelude, ResJpn, NounJpn in {
 
   flags coding = utf8;
-{-
- lin
-  SymbPN i = {s = addGenitiveS i.s ; g = Masc ; t = NonLiving ; h = Pers3_L } ;
-  
-  IntPN i  = {s = addGenitiveS i.s ; g = Masc ; t = NonLiving ; h = Pers3_L } ;
-  
-  FloatPN i = {s = addGenitiveS i.s ; g = Masc ; t = NonLiving ; h = Pers3_L } ;
-  
-  NumPN i = {s = \\_ =>i.s ; g = Masc ; t = NonLiving ; h = Pers3_L } ;
-  
-  CNIntNP cn i = {
-    s = \\c => cn.s ! Sg ! Nom ++ i.s ;
-    a = agrP3 cn.g Sg ;
-    t = NonLiving
-    } ;
-  
-  CNSymbNP det cn xs = {
-    s = \\c => det.s!Sg!Masc ++ cn.s ! det.n ! Nom ++  xs.s ; 
-    a = agrP3 cn.g det.n ;
-    t = NonLiving
-    } ;
-  
-  CNNumNP cn i = {
-    s = \\c => cn.s ! Sg ! Nom ++ i.s ;
-    a = agrP3 cn.g Sg ;
-    t = NonLiving
-    } ;
 
-  SymbS sy = sy ; 
-  SymbNum sy = { s = sy.s ; n = Pl } ;
-  SymbOrd sy = { s = sy.s ++ "ौँ" ; n = Pl} ;
+ lin
+ --PN = {s : Style => Str ; anim : Animateness} ;
+  SymbPN i = {s = \\style => i.s ; anim = Inanim } ;
+  
+  IntPN i = {s = \\style => i.s ; anim = Inanim } ;
+  
+  FloatPN i = {s = \\style => i.s ; anim = Inanim } ;
+  
+  NumPN i = {s = \\style => i.s ; anim = Inanim } ;
+
+
+  --  : Det -> CN -> [Symb] -> NP ; -- (the) (2) numbers x and y  
+  CNSymbNP det cn xs = 
+    let np = DetCN det cn ;
+     in np ** { s = \\st => xs.s ++ "の" ++ np.s ! st } ; 
+
+  -- : CN -> Card -> NP ;          -- level five ; level 5
+  -- This is pure guessing /IL 2017-07
+  CNNumNP cn i = 
+    let np = MassNP cn ;
+     in np ** { s = \\st => i.s ++ "の" ++ np.s ! st } ; 
+
+  -- S = {s, te, ba, subj : Particle => Style => Str ; pred, pred_te, pred_ba : Style => Str} ;
+  SymbS sy = { s = \\p,st => sy.s ;
+               te = \\_,_ => [] ; ba = \\_,_ => [] ; subj = \\_,_ => [] ;
+               pred = \\st => [] ; pred_te = \\st => [] ; pred_ba = \\st => [] } ;
+
+  SymbNum sy = mkNum sy.s Pl ;
+
+  SymbOrd = mkOrd ;
+
 
 lincat 
 
@@ -42,13 +43,11 @@ lincat
 lin
   MkSymb s = s ;
 
-  BaseSymb = infixSS "र" ;
+  BaseSymb = infixSS "と" ;
   ConsSymb = infixSS "," ;
 
-oper
-    -- Note: this results in a space before 's, but there's
-    -- not mauch we can do about that.
-    addGenitiveS : Str -> Case => Str = \s -> 
-      table {_ => Prelude.glue s "दा" } ;
--}      
+  -- level 53 (covered by CNNumNP)
+  --CNIntNP cn i = {} ;
+
+
 }