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あいつは
しょうしょく
小食
なんだ。
Oh, he eats like a bird.
Words
あ い つ 1
he; she; that guy  (きゃつ and かやつ are masc.; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
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し ょ う し ょ く 0
noun
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
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auxiliary
1. it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...  (see also: のだ)
2. did not ...  (after the -nai stem of a verb; regional dialect: Kansai-ben; this meaning is restricted to reading なんだ)
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Kanji
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
食
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   くう to eat   
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良
リョウ   よい good   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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