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ざつだん
雑談
むだ
無駄
という
ひと
いる
ほんとう
本当
そうだろう
Some people say that casual conversation is a waste of time, but is that really true?
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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chatting; idle talk
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futility; uselessness; pointlessness
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expression
1. called; named; that says; that  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (of animate objects); to exist  (see also: 在る; often written with kana only)
2. to stay  (often written with kana only)
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really; truly
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1. so; really; seeming
2. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of  (after masu stem or adj-stem)
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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Kanji
ザツ   ゾウ    miscellaneous   
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little bird
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ク   キュウ   ここの nine   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ダン    discussion   
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エン   ほのお blaze, flame   
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カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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eight
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ム   ブ   な not   
ダ    pack horse; worthless, burdensome   
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タ   タイ   ふと fat   ふと to get fat, to put on weight   
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dot   
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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fire
ホン   book   もと origin   
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トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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small
yo = to yell / say hi
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