How to use こそ ( = koso)

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Minky:「Misty、私のおもちゃ隠したでしょ。」

= Misty, watashi no omocha kakushita desho.

= Misty, you hid my toy, didn’t you?

Misty:「Minkyこそ、私のおやつ隠したでしょ。」

= Minky koso, watashi no oyatsu kakushita desho.

= You, too, hid my snack, didn’t you? Minky.

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How to use がち ( = gachi) & 気味 ( = ぎみ = gimi)

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Levo : 「勉強しすぎでお疲れ気味なんじゃない?」

= Benkou shisugi de otsukare gimi nanjanai?

= Aren’t you a little tired ’cause you studied too much?

Nao : 「無理しがちだから手を抜いてやればいいんだよ。」

= Muri shigachi dakara te wo nuite yareba iindayo.

= I know you tend to work too hard. You should just take it easy.

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How to use なかなか ( = nakanaka)

NAKANAKA

Clyde:「僕、なかなかイケメンでしょ!」

= Boku nakanaka ikemen desho!

= Don’t think I am a fairly handsome guy?

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Khloe: 「こんなかわいい猫はなかなかいないよ」♩

= Konna kawaii neko wa nakanaka inaiyo!

= I bet you can’t find a cute cat like me easily.

/ It is not easy to find a cute cat like me, you know!

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