There were vocabulary words associated with sailing schedules. According to training materials compiled at Arlington Hall, atesaki was “destination” or “address”; chaku was “arriving”; dai ichi was “first”; honjitsu was “today.” Maru was “commercial ship”; sempakutu was “ship”; sempakutai was “convoy unit”; teihaku was “anchoring”; yori was “from”; yotei was “schedule.” Gunkan was “warship.” Chu was “now.” Hatsusen was “ship leaving.” Hi was “day”; hongetsu was “this month”; senghu was “onboard ship”; shuzensen was “ship being repaired”; tosai sen was “ship loading.” Dot’s workday consisted of
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