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We might as well eat dog food as eat such a dish.
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konna
pre-noun adjectival
  1. this sort of; this kind of; like this; such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker)
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ryouri
noun, suru verb
  1. cooking; cookery; cuisine; meal; food; dish; item on a menu
  2. dealing with something; handling; administration; management (nuance of doing it easily)
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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taberu
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to eat
  2. to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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kurainara
expression, auxiliary
  1. rather than (do ...) (usu. after verb)
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kurai
suffix, particle
  1. approximately; about; around; or so (also written as 位)
  2. to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
  3. as ... as ...; like
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nara
auxiliary
  1. if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle)
  2. as for; on the topic of
conjunction
  1. if that's the case; if so; that being the case
  2. if possible; if circumstances allow
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doggufuudo
noun
  1. dog food
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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taberu

Plain Past Indicative Form

tabeta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to eat
  2. to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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hougamashi
expression
  1. I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
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hou
noun
  1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
  2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part (often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.)
  3. type; category
  4. field (of study, etc.)
  5. indicates one side of a comparison
  6. way; method; manner; means
  7. length (of each side of a square)
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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mashi
na adjective
  1. better; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst (esp. マシ)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. more; increase; extra
noun
  1. increase; growth
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da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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