Nihongo no Tane 157 私のお料理 Cooking | Japanese Immersion Podcast

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私(わたし)のお料理(りょうり)

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Key Vocabulary

飽(あ)きられてしまいます Will get tired of [飽(あ)きる (to get tired of); passive form + しまう (to end up); ます (polite form)]
組(く)み合(あ)わせて Combine [組(く)み合(あ)わせる (to combine); て-form (conjunctive form)]
高度(こうど)な Advanced
真似(まね)はできません Cannot imitate [真似(まね) (imitation); は (topic marker); できません (cannot do)]
結婚(けっこん)したばかり Just married [結婚(けっこん)する (to marry); した (past tense); ばかり (just)]
引(ひ)っ越(こ)しをきっかけに Triggered by moving [引(ひ)っ越(ご)し (moving); を (object marker); きっかけ (trigger; opportunity); に (particle indicating context)]
処分(しょぶん)しまして Disposed of [処分(しょぶん)する (to dispose); し (stem form); まして (polite form)]
手元(てもと)にあるのは What I have on hand [手元(てもと) (on hand); に (particle indicating location); ある (to have); の (nominalizer); は (topic marker)]
印刷(いんさつ)したもの Printed thing [印刷(いんさつ)する (to print); した (past tense); もの (thing)]
訳(やく)したもの Translated thing [訳(やく)す (to translate); した (past tense); もの (thing)]
手(て)の込(こ)んだもの Elaborate thing [手(て)の込(こ)む (to elaborate); だ (past tense); もの (thing)]
複雑(ふくざつ)な Complex
書(か)いてあったら If it is written [書(か)く (to write); て-form + ある (to be); たら (conditional)]
パパっと Quickly [onomatopoeic word indicating quickness]
さっと炒(いた)めるだけ Just quickly stir-fry [さっと (quickly); 炒(いた)める (to stir-fry); だけ (only)]
いまいち Not quite right; not very good [slang]
ひき肉(にく) Ground meat, etc.
刻(きざ)んだもの Chopped things [刻(きざ)む (to chop); だ (past tense); もの (thing)]
詰(つ)め込(こ)んで Stuffed [詰(つ)め込(こ)む (to stuff); て-form (conjunctive form)]
喜(よろこ)ばれるもの Pleasing thing [喜(よろこ)ぶ (to please); passive form; もの (thing)]
好(この)み Preference
一人(ひとり)ずつ One by one [一人(ひとり) (one person); ずつ (each)]
野菜(やさい)しか食(た)べません Only eat vegetables [野菜(やさい) (vegetables); しか (only); 食(た)べません (do not eat)]
全員(ぜんいん)バラバラ All different [全員(ぜんいん) (everyone); バラバラ (different)]
少(すく)なくとも At least
食(た)べてもらえれば If they can eat [食(た)べる (to eat); ても (conditional); らえる (potential form); ば (if)]

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