_O-Hatsu_ "Beginning,"--first-born.
_O-Tsugi_ "Next,"--the second.
_O-Naka_ "Midmost."
_O-Tome_ "Stop,"--cease.
_O-Sue_ "Last."
Some few of the next group of names are probably aesthetic. But such
names are sometimes given only in reference to the time or season of
birth; and the reason for any particular _yobina_ of this class is
difficult to decide without personal inquiry.