味 あじ
flavor; flavour; taste
[n] flavor; flavour; taste
[n] charm; appeal; uniqueness; attractiveness
[n] experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
[adj-na] smart; clever; witty; strange
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事 こと
thing; matter
[n] thing; matter
[n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
[n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs
[n] work; business; affair
[n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
[n-suf] nominalizing suffix
[n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
[n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
[n] necessity; need
[n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
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料理 りょうり
cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal; food; dish; item on a menu
[n,vs,vt] cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal; food; dish; item on a menu
[n,vs,vt] (easily) dealing with something; handling (well)
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私 わたし
I; me
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この この
this
[adj-pn] this
[adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
[adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
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あなた あなた
you
[pn] you
[pn] dear; honey
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その その
that; the
[adj-pn] that; the
[adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
[int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
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という という
called; named; that says; that
[exp] called; named; that says; that
[exp] as many as; as much as
[exp] all ...; every single ...
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いい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
[adj-ix] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
[adj-ix] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
[adj-ix] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
[adj-ix] OK; all right; fine; no problem
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料理長 りょうりちょう
head chef; master chef
[n] head chef; master chef
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それ それ
that; it
[pn] that; it
[pn] then; that point (in time); that time
[pn] there
[pn] you
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キミ きみ
you; buddy; pal
[pn] you; buddy; pal
[n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
[pn] he; she
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いう いう
to say; to utter; to declare
[v5u] to say; to utter; to declare
[v5u] to name; to call
[v5u] to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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俺 おれ
I; me
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物 もの
thing; object; article; stuff; substance
[n] thing; object; article; stuff; substance
[n] one's things; possessions; property; belongings
[n] things; something; anything; everything; nothing
[n] quality
[n] reason; the way of things
[n] used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
[n-suf] item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
[n-suf] cause of ...; cause for ...
[pref] somehow; somewhat; for some reason
[pref] really; truly
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シェフ
chef
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レストラン
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
[n] restaurant (esp. Western-style)
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お前 おまえ
you
[pn] you
[n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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なに なに
what
[pn] what
[pn] you-know-what; that thing
[pn] whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
[adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
[int] what?; huh?
[int] hey!; come on!
[int] oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
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ちょっと ちょっと
a little; a bit; slightly
[adv] a little; a bit; slightly
[adv] just a minute; for a moment; briefly
[adv] somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
[adv] (not) easily; (not) readily
[int] hey!; come on; excuse me
[exp] thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
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そんな
such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
[adj-pn] such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
[int] no way!; never!
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もの もの
thing; object; article; stuff; substance
[n] thing; object; article; stuff; substance
[n] one's things; possessions; property; belongings
[n] things; something; anything; everything; nothing
[n] quality
[n] reason; the way of things
[n] used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
[n-suf] item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
[n-suf] cause of ...; cause for ...
[pref] somehow; somewhat; for some reason
[pref] really; truly
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どう どう
how; in what way; how about
[adv] how; in what way; how about
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カキ かき
oyster; oyster shell
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先生 せんせい
teacher; instructor; master
[n] teacher; instructor; master
[n,n-suf] sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
[n] intimate or teasing form of address
[n] one's elder
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仕事 しごと
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
[n,vs,vi] work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
[n] work
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おいしい おいしい
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
[adj-i] good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
[adj-i] attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
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まで まで
until (a time); till; to; up to
[prt] until (a time); till; to; up to
[prt] to (a place or person); as far as
[prt] to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
[prt] only; merely
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パリ パリ
Paris (France)
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思う おもう
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
[v5u,vt] to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
[v5u,vt] to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
[v5u,vt] to judge; to assess; to regard
[v5u,vt] to imagine; to suppose; to dream
[v5u,vt] to expect; to look forward to
[v5u,vt] to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
[v5u,vt] to recall; to remember
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よく よく
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
[adv] nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
[adv] frequently; often
[adv] I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
[adv] (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
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人生 じんせい
(one's) life
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屋台 やたい
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand
[n] cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand
[n] festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform
[n] stage prop fashioned after a large building
[n] framework (of a building); foundation
[n] house (esp. a small and miserable one)
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条件 じょうけん
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
[n] condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
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小麦 こむぎ
wheat
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それに それに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
[conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
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なんです
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
[aux] it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
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こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
[adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
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ドレッシング
dressing
[n] dressing
[n] dressing; putting on clothes
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二人 ふたり
two persons; two people; pair; couple
[n] two persons; two people; pair; couple
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記憶 きおく
memory; recollection; remembrance
[n,vs,vt] memory; recollection; remembrance
[n,vs,vt] memory; storage
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トンカツ とんカツ
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
[n] tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
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次 つぎ
next; following; subsequent
[n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
[n,adj-no] stage; station
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本当 ほんとう
truth; reality; actuality; fact
[n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality; actuality; fact
[adj-no,adj-na] proper; right; correct; official
[adj-no,adj-na] genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
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あたし あたし
I; me
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なる なる
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
[v5r,vi] to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
[v5r,vi] to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
[v5r,vi] to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
[v5r,vi] to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
[v5r,vi] to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
[v5r,vi] to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
[v5r,vi] to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
[v5r,vi] to play (the part of); to act as
[v5r,vi] to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
[v5r,vi] to be promoted
[aux-v,v5r] to do ...
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いつも いつも
always; all the time; at all times
[adv] always; all the time; at all times
[adv] never
[adj-no,n] usual; regular; habitual; customary
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というのは というのは
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...
[exp,conj] because ...; for ...; the reason being ...
[exp,conj] as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...; how about ...
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僕 ぼく
I; me
[pn] I; me
[pn] you
[pn] manservant
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客 きゃく
guest; visitor
[n] guest; visitor
[n] customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
[ctr] counter for containers used to entertain guests
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伝統 でんとう
tradition; convention
[n] tradition; convention
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亭 てい
arbor; arbour; bower; pavilion
[n] arbor; arbour; bower; pavilion
[suf] suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers
[suf] suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
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バラ色 バラいろ
rose-colour; rose-color
[n,adj-no] rose-colour; rose-color
[adj-no] bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
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本当に ほんとうに
really; truly
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娘 むすめ
daughter
[n] daughter
[n] girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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それから それから
and then; after that
[exp] and then; after that
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ような ような
like; similar to
[adj-pn] like; similar to
[exp] (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that)
[exp] feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
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そして そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
[conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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そう
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
[aux,adj-na] appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
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時 とき
time; hour; moment
[n] time; hour; moment
[n,adv] occasion; case
[n] chance; opportunity; season
[n] the times; the age; the day
[n] tense
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カツレツ
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
[n] cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
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子 こ
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
[n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
[n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring
[n,n-suf] young woman
[n,n-suf] young (animal)
[n] offshoot
[n] interest
[n] new share
[n] player who is not a dealer
[n] young geisha; young prostitute
[n] bird egg
[n-suf] -er (often of young women)
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作る つくる
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
[v5r,vt] to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
[v5r,vt] to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
[v5r,vt] to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
[v5r,vt] to till
[v5r,vt] to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
[v5r,vt] to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
[v5r,vt] to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
[v5r,vt] to have (a child)
[v5r,vt] to make up (one's face, etc.)
[v5r,vt] to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
[v5r,vt] to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
[v5r,vt] to form (a line, etc.)
[v5r,vt] to set (a record)
[v5r,vt] to commit (a sin, etc.)
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親父 おやじ
one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
[n] one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
[n] middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer
[n] one's boss
[n] proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord
[n] grizzly bear
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お父さん おとうさん
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
[n] father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
[n] husband
[pn] you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him
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なかなか なかなか
very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
[adv,adj-na] very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather
[adv] by no means; not readily
[n] middle; half-way point
[adj-no] excellent; wonderful; very good
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もう
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
[adv] already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
[adv] soon; shortly; before long; presently
[adv] further; more; again; another; the other
[int] jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; seriously
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会社 かいしゃ
company; corporation; firm
[n] company; corporation; firm
[n] one's workplace
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はず はず
should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
[aux] should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
[n] nock (of a bow)
[n] nock (of an arrow)
[n] nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
[n] wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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いる いる
to be (of animate objects); to exist
[v1,vi] to be (of animate objects); to exist
[v1,vi] to stay
[v1,aux-v] to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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完 かん
The End; Finis
[exp] The End; Finis
[n-suf] completion; conclusion; end
[n-suf] full provision
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わけ わけ
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
[n] conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
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ため ため
good; advantage; benefit; welfare
[n,adv] good; advantage; benefit; welfare
[n,adv] sake; purpose; objective; aim
[n,adv] consequence; result; effect
[n,adv] affecting; regarding; concerning
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料理人 りょうりにん
cook; chef
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うまい うまい
skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
[adj-i] skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
[adj-i] delicious; tasty; good; nice
[adj-i] good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid
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腕 うで
arm
[n] arm
[n] skill; efforts; ability
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おでん おでん
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
[n] oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
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ホテル
hotel
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是非 ぜひ
certainly; without fail
[adv] certainly; without fail
[n] right and wrong; pros and cons
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ソース
sauce
[n] sauce
[n] Worcestershire sauce
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こちら こちら
this way; this direction
[pn] this way; this direction
[pn] here
[pn] this (one)
[pn] I; me; we; us
[pn] this person
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小麦粉 こむぎこ
wheat flour
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肉 にく
flesh
[n] flesh
[n] meat
[n] flesh (of a fruit); pulp
[n] the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh
[n] thickness
[n] content; substance; flesh
[n] ink pad
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社長 しゃちょう
company president; manager; director
[n] company president; manager; director
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どうぞ
please; kindly; pray; I beg (of you)
[adv] please; kindly; pray; I beg (of you)
[adv] by all means; certainly; of course; (go) ahead; (feel) free (to); (you are) welcome (to); please (help yourself to)
[adv] here you are
[vs] to give
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お兄ちゃん おにいちゃん
(one's) older brother
[n] (one's) older brother
[n] lad; sonny
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自分 じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
[pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
[pn] I; me
[pn] you
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判断 はんだん
judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
[n,vs,vt] judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
[n,vs,vt] divination
[n] judgement
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下さい ください
please (give me)
[exp] please (give me)
[exp] please (do for me)
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フランス料理 フランスりょうり
French food
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先輩 せんぱい
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
[n] senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
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大賞 たいしょう
big prize; first prize
[n] big prize; first prize
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意見 いけん
opinion; view; comment
[n] opinion; view; comment
[n,vs,vt,vi] scolding; reprimand; rebuke; admonition; cautioning; warning
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まだ まだ
still; as yet; only
[adv] still; as yet; only
[adv] (not) yet
[adv] more; (more) still
[adv] at least; comparatively; relatively
[adj-na] unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
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今 いま
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
[n,adj-no,adv] now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
[adv] another; more
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これで
here; with this
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日本料理 にほんりょうり
Japanese cooking
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として
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
[exp] as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
[exp] apart from... (used to change the topic)
[exp] even (e.g. "not even a single person")
[exp] thinking that...; trying to...
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あの人 あのひと
he; she; that person
[pn] he; she; that person
[pn] you
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堤 つつみ
bank; embankment; dike
[n] bank; embankment; dike
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