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josei
woman
mottomo
most
undou
sport; exercise
ippanteki
general
toka
etc.
saikin
recently
shōkai suru
to introduce
shōkai shimasu
to address; to introduce
jissai
actually; in fact
mokuteki
purpose
hajimeru
to start
sukunai desu
less
omou
to think; to feel
kanjiru
to feel
toshite
as ...
dochira?
where? (respectful)
koto
topic
konkai
this time
korekara
from now
kangae masu
to think
zehi
keenly; eagerly
iu
to say (plain form)
kayou
to go (to school)
erabimasu
to pick; to choose
boku
I (for boys)
riyū
a reason (for something)
mae
ago; before; in front
mazu
first
hitsuyō
necessary
nitsuite
about/regarding
kirē na
beautiful; clean
node
therefore; and so
seikō
success
baai
case
otosu
to drop (something)
hōhō
a method
soshite
and
dekiru
to be able to
tameni
for
niyoru
depend on
kimaru
to be decided; to be concluded
shokuji
a meal
yō
amount
moshikuha
or
sono
that (those); the
torikumu
to tackle/cope with
pointo
point
nari-masu
to become ('-masu' form)
sonna ni
that much; not that much
ōi
many
sugoi
very
hikaku shimasu
to compare
happyō
publication/announcement
shintai
body
katsudō
activity
shiryō
document
dore
which one
dake
only; just
wakaru
to understand
tsukau
to use
yori
than
sarani
moreover
ōkina
big
sae
even
ki o tsukeru
to be careful
zenzen ...
not at all; completely
nakanaka
not easy; quite
sukoshi desu
a little
shitsu
quality
fusegimasu
to prevent
toriaezu
for the time being
taisetsu
important
onaji
same
kurai
about/around
kiku
to listen; to ask
ime-ji
image
teika
decline
shōjiki
honest
kinō
function
mochiron!
of course!: sure!
suki desu
I like it; I like you
yaru
to do; to do business
mondai
problem
motte imasu
is having
are
that; that one (far away)
osusume
a recommendation
kongo
from now on
jōhō
information
kyoumi ga ari masu
to be interested
onegai shimasu
please (request)
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