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Vocabulary

近年

kinnen — In recent years; lately

イギリス

Igirisu — United Kingdom; Britain

の

no — Possessive or linking particle

カキ

kaki — Oyster; edible shellfish

は

wa — Topic-marking particle

希少

kishō — Rare; scarce; hard to find

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause

高価

kōka — Expensive; high-priced

に

ni — Direction, time, or purpose particle

なって

natte — Has become; transitioning into a state

き

ki — Auxiliary indicating ongoing change (from くる)

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

おり

ori — Polite form of いる; to be (ongoing)

その

sono — That; the aforementioned

結果

kekka — Result; consequence; outcome

アメリカ

Amerika — America; United States

ブルー

burū — Blue (color); loanword from English

ポイント

pointo — Point; location; key element

が

ga — Subject-marking particle

容易

yōi — Easy; simple; without difficulty

市場

shijō — Market; marketplace for goods

出回る

demawaru — To circulate; appear widely on the market

よう

yō — Seems like; in order to; manner

いる

iru — To exist; to be (animate beings)

牛肉

gyūniku — Beef; meat from cattle

雄牛

oushi — Bull; male bovine animal

良質

ryōshitsu — High quality; of good grade

な

na — Adjectival linking particle (na-adjective form)

もの

mono — Thing; object; item

あれ

are — If there is; conditional form of ある

ば

ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if'

繊維

sen'i — Fiber; filament; muscle grain

粗く

aragiku / araku — Coarsely; roughly; not fine-grained

肉

niku — Meat; flesh

赤く

akaku — Reddishly; in a red manner

脂肪

shibō — Fat; adipose tissue

黄色み

kiiromi — Yellowish tinge; slight yellow color

を

wo — Object-marking particle

帯び

obi — To have a tinge of; to bear

一方

ippō — On the other hand; meanwhile

雌牛

meushi — Cow; female bovine animal

細かく

komakaku — Finely; in fine detail or grain

白い

shiroi — White; pale in color

赤み

akami — Reddish tint; lean red portion of meat

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; as much as

ない

nai — Negative; does not exist; is not

粗悪

soaku — Inferior; poor quality; crude

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

十分

jūbun — Sufficient; enough; fully

飼育

shiiku — Breeding; raising animals

さ

sa — Nominalizing suffix or passive helper

れ

re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form

い

i — Continuative form of いる (to be)

動物

dōbutsu — Animal; living creature

や

ya — And (non-exhaustive list particle)

食用

shokuyō — For eating; edible; food use

年

nen / toshi — Year; age

取り

tori — Taking; getting; connective verb form

すぎ

sugi — Too much; excessively; past

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb

から

kara — From; because; after

得

e — To obtain; to get; can (potential)

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form

あり

ari — There is; exists (classical/formal form)

硬く

kataku — Hardly; firmly; in a stiff manner

薄い

usui — Thin; light; pale; weak

濃い

koi — Dark; deep; thick; rich in color

赤色

akairo — Red color; the color red

赤身

akami — Lean meat; red flesh part

そして

soshite — And then; moreover; furthermore

老齢

rōrei — Old age; advanced years

場合

baai — Case; situation; circumstance

肋骨

rokkotsu — Rib; rib bone

筋

suji — Muscle fiber; sinew; tendon; grain

走っ

hashitta / hashitte — Running through; streaking across

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs

見分け

miwake — Distinguishing; telling apart

られる

rareru — Can; possible; passive auxiliary verb

指

yubi — Finger; toe

押し

oshi — Pressing; pushing with force

後

ato / go — After; later; behind

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; soon

元

moto — Original; former; base position

戻る

modoru — To return; to go back to original state

最盛期

saiseiki — Prime; peak period; best season

あっ

atte — Being; existing (connective form of ある)

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; consideration

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nevertheless

跡

ato — Trace; mark left behind

ゆっくり

yukkuri — Slowly; leisurely; at a relaxed pace

あるいは

aruiwa — Or; alternatively; either

残る

nokoru — To remain; to be left behind

おそらく

osoraku — Probably; presumably; most likely

過ぎ

sugi — Too much; excessive; past prime

質

shitsu — Quality; nature; character

劣る

otoru — To be inferior; to fall short in quality

判断

handan — Judgment; decision; assessment

れる

reru — Passive or potential verb ending

仔牛肉

koushuniku — Veal; meat from a young calf

繊細

sensai — Delicate; fine; subtle in texture

白色

hakushoku — White color; whitish in appearance

ある

aru — To exist; to be; there is

べき

beki — Should; ought to; must

だ

da — Copula; is; am; are (plain form)

やや

yaya — Slightly; a little; somewhat

色

iro — Color; hue; tint

も

mo — Also; too; even; as well

ジューシー

jūshī — Juicy; full of moisture (loanword)

風味

fūmi — Flavor; taste; aroma quality

豊か

yutaka — Rich; abundant; plentiful

多い

ōi — Many; much; numerous; a lot

肉屋

nikuya — Butcher shop; meat dealer

白く

shiroku — Whitishly; in a white manner

する

suru — To do; to make; to perform

ため

tame — For the purpose of; because; in order to

意図的

itekiteki — Intentional; deliberate; on purpose

仔牛

koushi — Calf; young bovine animal

屠殺

tosatsu — Slaughter; killing of animals for meat

前

mae — Before; in front; prior to

せる

seru — Causative auxiliary; to make/let someone do

言わ

iwa — Said; it is said (from 言う)

これ

kore — This; this thing; referring to nearby item

よっ

yotte — Due to; because of; by means of

乾燥

kansō — Drying; dehydration; dryness

し

shi — Connective form of する; and also

なく

naku — Without; not having; negating form

なっ

natte — Became; turned into (connective form)

しまう

shimau — To end up doing; to finish completely

腰肉

koshiniku — Loin meat; cut from the lower back

調べる

shiraberu — To investigate; to examine; to check

際

sai — When; at the time of; occasion

腎臓

jinzō — Kidney; internal organ

包む

tsutsumu — To wrap; to envelop; to cover

引き締まっ

hikishimatte — Firm; taut; tightly compact (connective form)

外観

gaikan — Appearance; external look; outward view

上質

jōshitsu — High quality; superior grade; fine

最近

saikin — Recently; lately; these days