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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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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私 わたし
I; me
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こと 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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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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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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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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俺 おれ
I; me
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塩 しお
salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride
[n] salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride
[n] hardship; toil; trouble
[n] saltiness
[n-pref] cold; unwelcoming; indifferent
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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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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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火 ひ
fire; flame; blaze
[n,n-suf] fire; flame; blaze
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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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ご飯 ごはん
cooked rice
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水 みず
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
[n] water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
[n] fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
[n] flood; floodwaters
[n] water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
[n] break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
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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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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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少し すこし
a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
[adv] a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat
[adv] a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
[adv] a little way; a short distance
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完成 かんせい
completion; perfection; accomplishment
[n,vs,vt,vi] completion; perfection; accomplishment
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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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丈 たけ
height; stature
[n] height; stature
[n] length (esp. of clothing)
[n] all (one has); everything
[n] magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
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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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それは
very; extremely
[adv] very; extremely
[exp] that is
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遠 とお
distant
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月 つき
Moon
[n] Moon
[n] month
[n] moonlight
[n] (a) moon; natural satellite
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ように ように
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
[exp] in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
[exp] hoping or wishing for something
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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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たけのこ たけのこ
bamboo shoot
[n] bamboo shoot
[n] inexperienced doctor; quack
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今回 こんかい
this time; now
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鍋 なべ
pan; pot; saucepan
[n] pan; pot; saucepan
[n,n-suf] stew; hot pot
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米 こめ
(husked grains of) rice
[n] (husked grains of) rice
[n] staple (product, etc.); necessity
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玉ねぎ たまねぎ
onion (Allium cepa)
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また また
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
[adv] again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
[adv] also; too; as well; likewise
[adv] on the other hand; while
[conj] and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
[conj] or; otherwise
[adv] really; how; (what, why) on earth
[pref] indirect
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飯 めし
cooked rice
[n] cooked rice
[n] meal; food
[n] one's living; livelihood
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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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食材 しょくざい
foodstuff; ingredient
[n] foodstuff; ingredient
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里芋 さといも
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
[n] taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
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大丈夫 だいじょうぶ
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
[adj-na] safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
[adv] certainly; surely; undoubtedly
[int,adj-na] no thanks; I'm good; that's alright
[n] great man; fine figure of a man
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よう よう
appearing ...; looking ...
[n-suf,n] appearing ...; looking ...
[n-suf,n] way to ...; method of ...ing
[n-suf,n] form; style; design
[n-suf,n] like; similar to
[n] thing (thought or spoken)
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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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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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これから これから
from now on; after this; in the future; in future
[exp] from now on; after this; in the future; in future
[exp] from here; from this point
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美味い 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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漫画 まんが
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
[n] cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
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油 あぶら
oil
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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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やすい やすい
easy
[adj-i] easy
[suf,adj-i] likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
[suf,adj-i] easy to ...
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ながら ながら
while; during; as
[prt] while; during; as
[prt] while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding
[prt] all; both
[prt] as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
[pref] while doing something else (at the same time)
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食べる たべる
to eat
[v1,vt] to eat
[v1,vt] to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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混ぜる まぜる
to mix; to stir; to blend
[v1,vt] to mix; to stir; to blend
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最後 さいご
end; conclusion
[n] end; conclusion
[adj-no] last; final; latest; most recent
[exp] no sooner than; once; right after (often having negative consequences)
[n] one's final moments
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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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みりん みりん
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
[n] mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
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フライパン
fry pan; frying pan
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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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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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鮭 さけ
salmon (Salmonidae spp.)
[n] salmon (Salmonidae spp.)
[n] chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
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食事 しょくじ
meal; dinner
[n,vs,vi] meal; dinner
[n] diet
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美味しい 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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目 め
eye; eyeball
[n] eye; eyeball
[n] eyesight; sight; vision
[n] look; stare; gaze; glance
[n] notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
[n] an experience
[n] viewpoint
[n] discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
[n] (an) appearance
[n] chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
[n] spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
[n] grain (of wood, paper)
[n] eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
[n] intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
[n] dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
[n] graduation; division (of a scale)
[n] tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
[suf] ordinal number suffix
[suf] somewhat; -ish
[suf] point (e.g. of change)
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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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出汁 だし
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
[n] dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
[n] pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man
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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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人 ひと
person; someone; somebody
[n] person; someone; somebody
[n] human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
[n] human (Homo sapiens)
[n] (other) people; others
[n] character; personality; nature
[n] capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
[n] adult; grown-up
[n] I; me; one
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バター
butter
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サンドイッチ
sandwich
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酒 さけ
alcohol; sake
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水気 みずけ
water content; moisture; juiciness; dampness
[n] water content; moisture; juiciness; dampness
[n] water vapor (vapour); steam
[n] dropsy; edema; oedema
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気 き
spirit; mind; heart
[n] spirit; mind; heart
[n] nature; disposition
[n] intention; mind; will; motivation
[n] mood; feelings
[n] consciousness
[n] care; attention; consideration; worry
[n] interest
[n] (the) air; atmosphere
[n] ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
[n] fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
[n] qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
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抜き ぬき
leaving out; omitting; skipping; dispensing with
[n,n-suf] leaving out; omitting; skipping; dispensing with
[suf] (beating) in succession; in a row
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手 て
hand; arm
[n] hand; arm
[n] forepaw; foreleg
[n] handle
[n] hand; worker; help
[n] trouble; care; effort
[n] means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
[n] hand; handwriting
[n] kind; type; sort
[n] one's hands; one's possession
[n] ability to cope
[n] hand (of cards)
[n] direction
[n,n-suf,ctr] move (in go, shogi, etc.)
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後 あと
behind; rear
[n,adj-no] behind; rear
[n,adj-no] after; later
[n,adj-no] remainder; the rest
[n,adv] more (e.g. five more minutes); left
[n,adv] also; in addition
[n,adj-no] descendant; successor; heir
[n,adj-no] after one's death
[n,adj-no] past; previous
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弱火 よわび
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
[n] low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
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味付け あじつけ
seasoning; flavour; flavor
[n,vs,vt,vi] seasoning; flavour; flavor
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切る きる
to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
[v5r,vt] to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
[v5r,vt] to sever (connections, ties)
[v5r,vt] to turn off (e.g. the light)
[v5r,vt] to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
[v5r,vt] to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
[v5r,vt] to open (something sealed)
[v5r,vt] to start
[v5r,vt] to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
[v5r,vt] to reduce; to decrease; to discount
[v5r,vt] to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
[v5r,vt] to cross; to traverse
[v5r,vt] to criticize sharply
[v5r,vt] to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
[v5r,vt] to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
[v5r,vt] to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
[v5r,vt] to shuffle (cards)
[v5r,vt] to discard a tile
[v5r,vt] to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate
[v5r,vt] to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
[v5r,vt] to trump
[v5r,vt] to cut (the connection between two groups)
[v5r,vt] to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
[v5r,vt] to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
[suf,v5r] to do completely; to finish doing
[suf,v5r] to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...
[suf,v5r] to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly
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中火 ちゅうび
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
[n] medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
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ライダー
rider (of a motorcycle, horse, etc.); biker
[n] rider (of a motorcycle, horse, etc.); biker
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まま まま
as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)
[n,adv] as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged)
[n,adv] with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as
[n] as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
[n] sic
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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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そういう そういう
such; like that; that sort of
[adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of
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グラタン
gratin
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くらい
approximately; about; around; or so
[suf,prt] approximately; about; around; or so
[suf,prt] to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
[suf,prt] as ... as ...; like
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ありがとうございます ありがとうございます
thank you
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野菜 やさい
vegetable
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編 へん
compilation (of a text); editing
[n,n-suf] compilation (of a text); editing
[n,n-suf,ctr] volume (of a text)
[n,n-suf,ctr] completed literary work
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状態 じょうたい
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
[n] state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
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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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最初 さいしょ
beginning; outset; first; onset
[adj-no,n,adv] beginning; outset; first; onset
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感じ かんじ
feeling; sense; impression
[n] feeling; sense; impression
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場合 ばあい
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
[n] case; occasion; situation; circumstances
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取り とり
taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal
[n,n-suf] taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal
[n] last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day
[n] active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration)
[pref] emphatic or formal prefix
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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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もの
indicates reason or excuse
[prt] indicates reason or excuse
[prt] indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
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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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ホットケーキ
hotcake; (American) pancake
[n] hotcake; (American) pancake
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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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おにぎり おにぎり
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
[n] onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
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行く いく
to die; to pass away
[v5k-s,vi] to die; to pass away
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色々 いろいろ
various; all sorts of; variety of
[adj-na,adj-no,adv,adv-to,n] various; all sorts of; variety of
[n] various colors (colours)
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為 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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