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ใ‚ญใƒญ KEE-roh
kilogram; kilometer (context dependent)
noun
้…ใ‚‹ koo-BAH-roo
to distribute; to hand out
verb
ใƒใ‚คใ‚ชใƒใ‚ถใƒผใƒ‰ bye-oh-HAH-zah-doh
Biohazard (Resident Evil)
noun
ใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚คใ™ใ‚‹ poo-ray ee suh-roo
to play (games, sports, music)
verb
ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ™ใ‚‹ ben-kyoh soo-roo
to study
verb
ไธ€ๆ—ฅไธญ ee-chee-nee-chee-joo
all day long
adverb
้›จ ah-meh
rain
noun
้™ใ‚‹ foo-roo
to fall (rain, snow)
verb
็ช“ mah-doh
window
noun
ใƒฉใƒผใƒกใƒณๅฑ‹ raa-men-yah
ramen shop/stall
noun
ๆฎ‹ๆฅญ zahn-gyoh
overtime work
noun (suru verb)
่…นใƒšใ‚ณ hah-rah peh-koh
starving; empty-bellied
adjective/interjecti
ๅพŒใ‚ oo-shee-roh
back, behind
noun
ใŠ็คผ oh-ray-ee
thank you, expression of gratitude
noun
ใƒฉใƒผใƒกใƒณ rah-men
ramen
noun
ใƒ“ใƒผใƒซ bee-roo
beer
noun
ใŠใ”ใ‚‹ oh-goh-roo
to treat (someone to a meal/drink), to buy
verb
ๆฐ—ๆŒใก key-MOH-chee
feeling, sentiment, thought
noun
็ต‚้›ป shoo-DEN
last train
noun
่จ€ใ„่จณ ee-WAH-keh
excuse, alibi
noun
ใƒใƒฌใ‚‹ bah-reh-roo
to be exposed/found out
verb
ๅญฃ็ฏ€ kee-seh-tsoo
season
noun
ใคใ‘้บบ tsoo-keh-mehn
tsukemen (dipping noodles)
noun
ใ„ใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ‘ใฉ ee-n-dah-keh-doh
I hope/it would be good if (but...)
expression
ใƒชใ‚ฏ Ree-koo
Riku (a name)
noun
ๆฐ— kee
spirit, mind, attention
noun
ๆฐ—ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใชใ„ใจ kee oh tsoo-keh-nye toh
if (we) don't take care/pay attention
phrase/conditional
ไน—ใ‚Š้…ใ‚Œใ‚‹ noh-ree-oh-koo-reh-roo
to miss (a bus, train, etc.)
verb
ใƒฉใƒผใƒกใƒณๅฑ‹ๅฐ raa-men yah-tie
ramen food stall
noun
ๆœ€ๅพŒ sah-ee-goh
last/final
noun
ใˆใƒผใฃ eh-h
Wow! / Huh!?
interjection
้ฃŸในใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ tah-beh-rah-reh-roo
can eat
verb
ใ„ใ‚‰ใชใ„ ee-rah-nai
don't want, unnecessary
verb/adjective
ๆœ€็ต‚้›ป่ปŠ sai-shoo den-shah
last train
noun
ใใ‚Œใชใ„ koo-reh-nai
won't do (for me/us)
verb (auxiliary)
ใ„ใ‹ใชใ„ ee-kah-nye
cannot go (in the sense of 'cannot allow')
verb
ใ‚ˆใ— yoh-shee
Alright/Okay/Good
interjection
ใŠๅ‰ oh-mah-eh
you (casual/impolite)
pronoun
ๅ…ˆ sah-kee
ahead/before/tip
noun/adverb
้ฃŸใ„็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ koo-ee-oh-wah-roo
to finish eating
verb
่ณญใ‘ใ‚‹ kah-keh-roo
to bet/to wager
verb
ๆ€ฅใ„ใง ee-soh-ee-deh
hurry
verb
้–‰ใพใฃใกใ‚ƒใ† shee-maht-chow
is closing
verb
ใบใ“ใบใ“ peh-koh-peh-koh
very hungry/starving
adjective-noun/adver
ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ moh-chee-rohn
of course
adverb/interjection
ๅ†ทใˆ่พผใ‚€ hee-eh-koh-moo
to get chilly/cold
verb
็ง‹ ah-kee
autumn, fall
noun
ๆธฉใ‹ใ„ ah-tah-kah-ee
warm, hot (food/drink)
i-adjective
็œŸ้ข็›ฎ mah-jee-meh
serious, diligent
na-adjective/noun
ๅ› Kee-mee
you
pronoun

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