diff --git a/locales/jquery.timeago.ja.js b/locales/jquery.timeago.ja.js
index fcf5fdf..fd81f27 100644
--- a/locales/jquery.timeago.ja.js
+++ b/locales/jquery.timeago.ja.js
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ jQuery.timeago.settings.strings = {
   prefixFromNow: "今から",
   suffixAgo: "前",
   suffixFromNow: "後",
-  seconds: "ほんの数秒",
-  minute: "約一分",
+  seconds: "1 分未満",
+  minute: "約 1 分",
   minutes: "%d 分",
-  hour: "大体一時間",
-  hours: "大体 %d 時間位",
-  day: "一日",
-  days: "%d 日ほど",
-  month: "大体一ヶ月",
-  months: "%d ヶ月ほど",
-  year: "1年前",
-  years: "%d 年",
+  hour: "約 1 時間",
+  hours: "約 %d 時間",
+  day: "約 1 日",
+  days: "約 %d 日",
+  month: "約 1 月",
+  months: "約 %d 月",
+  year: "約 1 年",
+  years: "約 %d 年",
   wordSeparator: ""
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};