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suki desu
I like it; I like you
nihon wa suki desu ka?
do you like Japan?
donna tokoro ga suki desu ka?
what do you like about it?
tabemono
food
washoku
traditional Japanese food
keshiki
scenery
ongaku
music
rekishi
history
watashi wa nihon no ongaku ga suki desu
I like Japanese music
kawatte-masu ne!
you're weird! (politely)
mā, hito sorezore desu yone
to each their own, I guess
dō
how is it?
ēga wa dō desu ka?
how about movies?
donna ēga ga suki desu ka?
what kind of movies do you like?
daisuki desu
to love; to like very much
horā ēga ga dai suki desu
I love horror movies
suki na manga wa nan desu ka?
what manga do you like?
shiru
to come to know; to find out
shi-tte iru
to know
naruto tte shi-tte i-masu ka?
do you know Naruto?
dai fan
a big fan
iku
to go
neko kafe ni iku noga suki desu
I like going to cat cafés
korekara
from now
ikimasu
to go
korekara neko kafe ni iki-masu
I'm going to a cat café after this
miru
to see; to watch
kabuki o miru noga suki desu
I like watching Kabuki
mi masu
to look; to see
mi-mashita
saw; watched
kono ...
this ...
mou
already; not anymore
kono kabuki wa mō mi-mashita ka?
have you seen this Kabuki yet?
kinou
yesterday
sore wa kinō mi-mashita
I saw that yesterday
dō deshita ka?
how was it?
saikō deshita
it was awesome
onsen
hot spring
onsen ni wa mō iki-mashita ka?
have you been to the hot spring yet?
mada desu
not yet
mada nan desu ka?
not yet!?
zettai ni
definitely
osusume
a recommendation
zettai ni osusume desu yo
I definitely recommend it
suru
to do
dekiru
can; to be able to ...
rirakkusu suru
to relax
rirakkusu deki-masu yo
you can relax
hadaka
naked
naru
to become
nari masu
to be; to become; to ring
hadaka ni nari-masu ka?
do you get naked?
hito mae de
in front of people
anmari
not so much
suki janai desu
I don't like it
hitomae de hadaka ni naru nowa, anmari suki janai desu
I don't really like being naked in front of other people
hazukashī desu
I'm embarrassed; I'm shy
kirai desu
I hate it
mukashi
previous times
watashi mo mukashi wa kirai deshita
I used to hate it too
demo, suki ni nari-mashita
but, I came to like it
issho
the same; together
iki-masen
I don't go; I won't go
korekara issho ni iki-masen ka?
would you like to go with me after this?
kitto
probably; very likely
issho nara, kitto tanoshī desu yo
if we are together, it'll probably be fun, you know?
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