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ใ’

ge
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it seemsit looks likeseeminglygiving appearance of

ใ“ใ‚Œ

kore
JLPT N5

thisthis one

ใ“ใฎ

kono
JLPT N5

thisthese

ใŸใ‚‰

tara
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ifwhenin caseafter

ใจใฏ

to wa
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thatsurprised thatnever expected that

ใฉใ†ใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‹

dou iu koto ka
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what does it mean?what do you mean?

ใฉใ†ใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‹ใจใ„ใ†ใจ

dou iu koto ka to iu to
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to explainto clarifywhat I'm trying to say iswhat I mean isto put it simply

ใ‘ใฉ

kedo
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buteven ifneverthelessanyway

ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Š

tsumori
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intentionI intend toI think I dowith the purpose ofas ifI have in mind of

ใ‚ˆใ†ใช

youna
JLPT N4

seemslooks likesimilar to

ใ‚ˆใ†ใ 

youda
JLPT N4

seemssimilar toin a way that

ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ

youni
JLPT N4

so thatsimilar toin order towishing forhoping forcommandin a way thatseems

ใงใใ‚‹

dekiru
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canbe ablebe good at

ใฎใซ

noni
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even ifin order toregardlessnonethelessdespite

ใจใ

toki
JLPT N4

whenmomentperiodageat the time of

ๆ™‚ใจใจใ

toki and toki
JLPT N4

whenin the case ofin some caseshourmomenttimeperiod

ใชใ„ใ†ใกใซ

nai uchi ni
JLPT N3

before it becomesbefore it occurswithout

ใ‹ใŸ

kata
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waymethod

ใ“ใ

koso
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for surefor certainprecisely becauseonly becauseemphasisprecisely for thisonly if

ใซใชใ‚‹

ninaru
JLPT N5

becomeI have becomeI will become

ใ‚„ใ™ใ„

yasui
JLPT N4

easy tolikely to

ในใ

beki
JLPT N3

you shouldyou should doyou should notyou should not do

ๆฌกใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฌกใซ

tsugikaratsugini
JLPT N1

one after the otherin successionnon-stop

ใซๅพ“ใฃใฆ

ni shitagatte
JLPT N2

according tofollowingin accordance withasconform toin line within compliance with

ใพใšใฏ

mazu wa
JLPT N4

firstfirst of all

ใชใ‹ใชใ‹

naka naka
JLPT N3

quiteratherveryconsiderablyprettyfairlyreasonably

่ฆใ™ใ‚‹ใซ

you suru ni
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in shortin a few wordsin a wordto sum up

ใใ†

sou
JLPT N4

seemslooks likeappearsheard that

ใฐใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸ

ba yokatta
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should haveit would have been better to

ใŸใ‚‰ใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸ

tara yokatta
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should haveit would be better

ใ™ใŽใ‚‹

sugiru
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over doexceedgo beyond

ใซใ™ใŽใชใ„

ni suginai
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it is nothing more thanit is justit is merelyit is no more than

ใš

zu
JLPT N3

withoutwithout doingnegativeclassicnot

ใฆใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹

te ageru
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do something for someonedo a favor for somebody

ใŒๅฅฝใ

ga suki
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lovelikeadore

ใจๆ€ใ†

toomou
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I thinkthinkI believein my opinion

ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใชใ„

you to shinai
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not make an effort tonot willing tonot try tonot intend tonot want to do something

ๅฟ…่ฆใ 

Hitsuyou da
JLPT N4

needit is necessary

ใฉใ†ใ—ใฆใ‚‚

Dou shite mo
JLPT N4

at any costby any means necessaryno matter whatregardless of

ใฉใ†ใ—ใฆ

Dou shite
JLPT N4

whatwhyin what wayhow

ใ ใ‘ใง

dake de
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just byjust withjust doing

ใฆใ”ใ‚‰ใ‚“

Te goran
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please try to doplease doplease look

ใใ‚‰ใ„

kurai
JLPT N5

aboutapproximatelymore or lessaround

ใŠใ‹ใ’ใ•ใพใงใ™

o kage sama desu
JLPT N3

thanks tothank goodnessthank Godthank heaven

ใŠใ‹ใ’ใง

o kage de
JLPT N3

thanks tobecause of

ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†

mashou
JLPT N5

let's do!shall I?shall we?

ใŸใ‚ใซ

tameni
JLPT N3

in order todue tofor the sake ofbecause ofas a result of

ใŒใปใ—ใ„

ga hoshii
JLPT N4

wantdesireneedwish forwould like

ใ€œใซ่ถŠใ—ใŸใ“ใจใฏใชใ„

ni koshita koto wa nai
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it is betterthere is nothing better thanit is the best toit is safiest to

ใ–ใ‚‹ใ‚’ๅพ—ใˆใชใ„

zaru o enai
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have tocan't help doinghave no choice but

ใฉใ‚“ใชใซ๏ฝžใฆใ‚‚

Donna ni ... te mo
JLPT N3

No matter howNo matter how muchNo matter how hard

ใชใ„่จณใซใฏใ„ใ‹ใชใ„

nai wake ni wa ikanai
JLPT N2

can't not do somethingno way to avoid doing somethingcan't help

ใ‹ใจใ„ใ†ใจ

ka to iu to
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becauseIf I have to sayIf I have to chooseif you ask meif I were to sayI'd rather

ใ‹ใจใ„ใˆใฐ

ka to ieba
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if you ask meif I had to sayif I were to choose

ใชใใ‚ƒ

nakya
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musthave to

ใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใ„

te wa ikenai
JLPT N5

must notshould notbetter notdo not do

ใฏ

wa
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topicparticlewa

ใใ‚Œใซใ—ใฆใฏ

sore ni shite wa
JLPT N2

yeteven soneverthelessbothnotwithstanding

ใซใใ„

nikui
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difficult to

ใŒใŸใ„

gatai
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difficult to

ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใฏใชใ„ใ‹

you dewa nai ka
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come on let's do!why don't we do?

ใ‚ˆใ†ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‹

you ja nai ka
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come on let's do!why don't we do?

ใชใ‚‰

nara
JLPT N4

ifin casewhenif that happensif you do

ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ‘ใชใ„

nakereba ikenai
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to be necessarymust dohave to doneed to do

ใฐใ‚ใ„ใฏ

baai wa
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in the event ofin the case thatif

ใ‚€ใ—ใ‚

mushiro
JLPT N3

rather thanratheroverinstead

ใ“ใจใซใ™ใ‚‹

koto ni suru
JLPT N3

decide tomake it sopretendhave decided to

ใชใ‚‹ในใ

narubeku
JLPT N4

as much as possibleas much as you canwherever practicable

ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹

ka dou ka
JLPT N4

whether or notif or not

ใŒใ™ใ‚‹

ga suru
JLPT N4

feel liketaste likesmell likesensationgive off

ใฐ

ba
JLPT N4

ifif...then

ใฆใ„ใ‚‹

teiru
JLPT N5

doing somethingam doingare doingis doing

ใŒใ„ใ‚‹

ga iru
JLPT N5

there is there are existbe in a place

ใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„

temoii
JLPT N5

it's fine even ifit's ok even ifit's also okayit's alright

ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹

masenka
JLPT N5

would you like to?won't you?how about doing something?

ใซใ„ใ

niiku
JLPT N5

to goto go in order toto go for the purpose of

ใซใ™ใ‚‹

nisuru
JLPT N5

choose ondecide onmake something into

ใฎใง

node
JLPT N5

becausesincethe reason beingso

ใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹

takotogaaru
JLPT N5

have done beforealready donenever done beforehave you ever done?

ใ‹ใ‚‰

kara
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becausesincethe reason isfromstarting from

ใŒใ‚‹

garu
JLPT N4

show signs oflooks likefeelingwantingacts like

ใ‚ใพใ‚Š

amari
JLPT N4

so much thattoo muchin excessexcessivelyso much so

ใพใ„

mai
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never againprobably isn'tprobably doesn'twill probably notmust notwon'tintend not to

ใ—ใ‹ใชใ„

shikanai
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nothing butonlythere is only

ใจใŠใ‚Š

toori
JLPT N3

just like thatas I thoughtin that wayI agreeexactly

ใงใ‚‚

demo
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even ifbuthowevernonethelessno matter whatneverthelessalsoeven

ใฟใŸใ„

mitai
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likesimilar tojust likeresemblesseemsseems like

ใพใŸ

mata
JLPT N4

againonce againmoreoverin additionfurthermore

ใชใ—

nashi
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withoutnotmissingdoes not existnot existing

ใŸใ„

tai
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wantwant to dodo you want?

ใชใ•ใใ†

nasa sล
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does not look does not seem likeseem unlikely to

ไบ”ๆฎต

godan
JLPT N5

Godanไบ”ๆฎต5 bases

ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ

niyotte
JLPT N3

based ondepending onby means ofbydue to

ใพใˆใซ

mae ni
JLPT N5 โ€ข Premium

beforeaheadagoin front of

ใ‚ˆใ‚Š

yori
JLPT N4

more thanto be moreto have no choice butbe gladthere is no choice butrather than saying that

ใœใฒ

zehi
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certainlywithout failby all meansabsolutely

ใใ ใ•ใ„

kudasai
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pleaseplease, give memay I have, please?would you please do?

ใใ—ใฆ

soshite
JLPT N5

andand thenthusand finallyafterwards

ใพใพ

mama
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as it is

ใพใ 

mada
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stillnot yet

ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจ

to iu koto
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I heard thatrumour has it thatit appears as ifso that means that is to say

ใ‚‚ใ†

mou
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alreadyanymoremorenot yet again

ใฆใŠใ

teoku
JLPT N4 โ€ข Premium

in advancefor laterallow to dodo not allow to dobeforehand

ใ—ใพใ†

shimau
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do something by mistakedo something completelyunfortunatelytotally

ใ ใ‘

dake
JLPT N5 โ€ข Premium

onlyjustat leastas much asonly one

ใปใฉ

hodo
JLPT N3

to the point thatto the extent thatso much somore or lessnothing likeabout

ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„

rashii
JLPT N4

it seems thatapparentlyI heard thattypical ofappropriateit looks like

ใ‚ใจใง

atode
JLPT N5 โ€ข Premium

afterlaterafterwards

ใŠใ„ใง

oide
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comegobecome here

ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹

gaaru
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there isthere areto exist

ใ‚„ใŒใ‚‹

yagaru
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how dare youhave the nerve to dohave the courage todare

ใฃใฆ

tte
JLPT N5 โ€ข Premium

it seems thatthey saidit looks thathe said thatquote

ใŸๆ–นใŒใ„ใ„

tahougaii
JLPT N5 โ€ข Premium

you better doyou better not do

ใงใ‚‚ใชใ‚“ใงใ‚‚ใชใ„

demo nan demo nai
JLPT N1 โ€ข Premium

not at allabsolutely notnot at allnone of thatnot at all

ใ ใ‚ใ†

darou
JLPT N5 โ€ข Premium

right?isn't it?correct?I thinkprobably

ใฐใ‹ใ‚Š

bakari
JLPT N3

just donejustjust becausenot only ... but alsokeep onnothing but

ใ“ใจ

koto
JLPT N4 โ€ข Premium

the factthe fact ofthe thing thatthingnominalizationnounfact

ไธŠใ’ใ‚‹

ageru
JLPT N3

at the limitcompletecompletelyfinish

ใ‹ใ‚‰ใจใ„ใฃใฆ

karatoitte
JLPT N2

not necessarilyjust becauseeven if

ใ‚ใ‘ใ 

wakeda
JLPT N3

conclusiongiven thatexplanationlogicthe fact is thatthis is whyfor this reasonnaturally

ใ‚„ใ‚‰

yara
JLPT N2

andthings likeand ... andit seems thatuncertainty

ใฉใ†

dou
JLPT N4

whathowin what way

ใ›ใ„ใง

seide
JLPT N3

because ofdue tobecauseblame

ใใ›ใซ

kuseni
JLPT N3

even thoughdespitedespite the fact thatalthougheven if

ใชใ‚Šใซ

narini
JLPT N1

in the manner ofin my own waydo the best possibledo everything possiblegive my best

ใใ‚Œใจใ„ใ†ใฎใ‚‚

soretoiunomo
JLPT N3

the fact is thatthe reason is thatwhybecause of

ใใ‚Œใซ

soreni
JLPT N4

in addition to that ...in additionbesidesto that thingto that

ใใ‚Œใง

sorede
JLPT N4

after whichso what?so?for thiswith thisand then?

ใใ‚Œใฏใใ†ใจ

sore wa sล to
JLPT N4

anywayto change the subjectby the waywell...

ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰

sorekara
JLPT N5

sincethenand afterlaterfrom thisafter

ใฆใฟใ‚‹

temiru
JLPT N4

try to dolet's try and see

้–“ใซ

aida ni
JLPT N3

duringin the middle ofperioduntilall the timewhile

ใชใ•ใ„

nasai
JLPT N4

orderyou must dodoplease docommand

ใ›ใ‚‹ใƒปใ•ใ›ใ‚‹

seru ใƒป saseru
JLPT N4

causative formallow to domake to doforce to do

ใ—

shi
JLPT N4

andthe reason isfor thisbutand also

ใชใ„ใง

naide
JLPT N4

without doingdon't dodon't do pleasedon't do for medon't do andrequest not to do

ใฏใš

hazu
JLPT N4

should have beenI expect it to bethis isshould not have beenI don't expect it to have been

~ใ‚‹ | Ichidan

ichidan verbs
JLPT N5

ichidanไธ€ๆฎตverbs in ~ใ‚‹single base verbs

ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„

kamoshirenai
JLPT N4

maybeit's probablecould beprobablyI think

ใฆใ‚„ใ‚‹

te yaru
JLPT N1

wait and seeI willabsolutelysuredo for youdo a favor

ไธ€ๅฟœ

ichiou
JLPT N2

more or lesskind offor nowfor the moment