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Vocabulary

仔牛

koushi — Young calf; veal meat from a young bovine.

の

no — Possessive or descriptive particle linking nouns.

肉

niku — Meat; flesh of an animal used as food.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

特に

toku ni — Especially; particularly; in a specific manner.

暑い

atsui — Hot (weather or temperature); feeling intense heat.

時期

jiki — Time period; season; particular phase or interval.

や

ya — And; listing particle connecting multiple items loosely.

湿った

shimetta — Damp; moist; wet to the touch.

天候

tenkou — Weather conditions; atmospheric state at a given time.

場合

baai — Case; situation; circumstances under which something occurs.

より

yori — Than; compared to; from a reference point.

古い

furui — Old; aged; not fresh or new.

ほど

hodo — The more; to the extent that; degree marker.

長持ち

nagamochi — Long-lasting; staying fresh or usable for long.

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; connecting actions or reasons.

ません

masen — Polite negative verb ending; does not do.

傷み

itami — Spoilage; damage; deterioration of food quality.

始める

hajimeru — To begin; to start doing something.

と

to — When; and; quotation particle with multiple uses.

脂肪

shibou — Fat; lipid; fatty tissue in meat or body.

柔らかく

yawarakaku — Softly; in a soft or tender manner.

湿っぽく

shimeppoku — Damply; in a moist or clammy way.

なり

nari — Becomes; conjunctive form of naru (to become).

たるんで

tarunde — Sagging; becoming loose or flabby in texture.

斑点

hanten — Spots; speckles; discolored patches on a surface.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

生じ

shouji — Arising; occurring; conjunctive form of shoujiru (to occur).

スポンジ

suponji — Sponge; soft porous material; used metaphorically here.

よう

you — Like; resembling; similar in appearance or manner.

に

ni — Directional or manner particle; at, in, to.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future tense.

大きく

ookiku — Largely; in a big way; growing large.

育ち

sodachi — Growth; upbringing; having grown or been raised.

すぎた

sugita — Overly; excessively; past tense of sugiru (to exceed).

小さく

chiisaku — Small; in a small manner; diminutively sized.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or simultaneous actions.

繊細

sensai — Delicate; fine; subtle in texture or quality.

で

de — At; by means of; copula in te-form.

あり

ari — Being; existing; conjunctive form of aru (to be).

ながら

nagara — While; although; doing two things simultaneously.

乗った

notta — Loaded with; having fat well distributed on meat.

劣り

otori — Inferiority; being of lesser quality than something else.

雌

mesu — Female animal; hen; used for livestock gender distinction.

フィレ

fire — Fillet; boneless cut of tender meat or fish.

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned or nearby.

付いた

tsuita — Attached; having something affixed or connected to it.

皮膚

hifu — Skin; outer covering of the body or animal.

柔らか

yawaraka — Soft; tender; gentle in texture or feel.

さ

sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives; softness, gentleness as nouns.

よって

yotte — By means of; due to; because of something.

判別

hanbetsu — Distinguishing; telling apart; identifying differences between things.

でき

deki — Can do; being possible; conjunctive form of dekiru.

雄

osu — Male animal; used for gender distinction in livestock.

も

mo — Also; too; inclusive particle adding another item.

好ま

konoma — Preferred; liked; stem of konomu (to prefer, like).

れ

re — Passive or potential verb suffix; is preferred.

羊肉

youniku — Mutton; lamb meat; flesh of sheep for eating.

繊維

sen'i — Fiber; grain; thread-like structure in meat or tissue.

締まって

shimatte — Firm; tightly structured; having a compact texture.

いて

ite — Being; conjunctive te-form of iru (to be, exist).

色

iro — Color; hue; appearance related to pigmentation.

赤く

akaku — Redly; in a red manner; describing red coloration.

白く

shiroku — Whitely; in a white manner; describing white coloration.

しっかり

shikkari — Firmly; solidly; in a strong and reliable way.

して

shite — Doing; conjunctive te-form of suru (to do).

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for ongoing states or actions.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or expectation.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning is/are; ends declarative sentences politely.

羊

hitsuji — Sheep; domesticated woolly livestock animal.

約

yaku — Approximately; about; roughly around a given quantity.

歳

sai — Years old; counter for age of people or animals.

とき

toki — When; at the time of; a moment or period.

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; superlative degree modifier.

食べ

tabe — Eating; stem of taberu (to eat).

ごろ

goro — Around; about; approximately the right time for something.

多く

ooku — Many; much; a large number or amount.

もっと

motto — More; to a greater degree or extent.

若い

wakai — Young; youthful; of a small age.

うち

uchi — While; within; during a certain time or condition.

若

waka — Young; prefix indicating youth or immaturity.

すぎる

sugiru — Too much; to exceed a proper or desirable limit.

つまむ

tsumamu — To pinch; to pick up with fingers; to nip.

感じ

kanji — Feeling; sensation; impression gained through touch or sense.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary; can be felt or sensed.

老い

oi — Old age; aging; becoming elderly or overly aged.

すぎて

sugite — Too much so; excessively; conjunctive form of sugiru.

しわ

shiwa — Wrinkle; crease; fold in skin or surface.

寄った

yotta — Gathered; wrinkled; past tense of yoru (to gather).

まま

mama — As is; remaining in a certain state unchanged.

簡単

kantan — Simple; easy; not requiring much effort or complexity.

分離

bunri — Separation; detachment; coming apart from something else.

老いた

oita — Aged; old; having grown old over time.

筋

suji — Sinew; tendon; muscle fiber; stringy tissue in meat.

つながって

tsunagatte — Connected; linked; held together in a chain.

い

i — Being; short conjunctive form of iru (to exist).

かかった

kakatta — Affected by; caught; having contracted a disease or condition.

非常

hijou — Extremely; very; unusually; to a remarkable degree.

薄く

usuku — Thinly; in a thin or faint manner.

黄色み

kiiromi — Yellowish tinge; slight yellow hue or coloration.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

帯びて

obite — Tinged with; having taken on a color or quality.

おり

ori — Being; conjunctive form of oru (formal to be).

骨

hone — Bone; skeletal structure of an animal or body.

から

kara — From; because; starting point or reason particle.

ゆるく

yuruku — Loosely; in a slack or loose manner.

見え

mie — Visible; appearing; conjunctive form of mieru (to be seen).

絞る

shiboru — To squeeze; to wring; to press out liquid.

水滴

suiteki — Water droplet; small drop of liquid or moisture.

にじみ

nijimi — Seeping; oozing; bleeding of liquid through a surface.

出て

dete — Coming out; emerging; conjunctive te-form of deru.

き

ki — Come; conjunctive form of kuru (to come).

調理

chouri — Cooking; food preparation; processing ingredients into a meal.

後

nochi / ato — After; following; subsequent to an event or action.

きれい

kirei — Cleanly; neatly; in a clean or pretty manner.

はがれ

hagare — Peeling off; detaching; separating from a surface.

落ち

ochi — Falling off; dropping; coming away from something.

太もも

futomomo — Thigh; upper leg area of a person or animal.

内側

uchigawa — Inside; inner side; interior surface of something.

ある

aru — To exist; to be; to have (for inanimate things).

塊

katamari — Lump; chunk; mass; a solid clump of matter.

見分ける

miwakeru — To distinguish; to tell apart; to identify differences.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.

子羊肉

kohitsuji niku — Lamb meat; flesh of a young sheep for eating.

この

kono — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.