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No matter how much you try, you don't lose even a kilo. You might even gain a little weight. This is the diet plateau.
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Vocabulary list

donnani
adverb
  1. how; how much; to what extent
  2. no matter how (much); however (as どんなに...ても, どんなに...でも, etc.)
ganbaru

te-form

ganbatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
  2. to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
  3. to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
kiro
prefix
  1. kilo-; 1000
noun
  1. kilogram; kilogramme
  2. kilometre; kilometer
prefix
  1. kilo-; 1024; 2^10
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
heru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

heranai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
gyakuni
adverb
  1. conversely; on the contrary
gyaku
no adjective, na adjective, noun
  1. reverse; opposite
na adjective, noun
  1. converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
noun, used as a prefix
  1. inverse (function)
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
taijuu
noun
  1. (body) weight
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)
sukoshi
adverb, noun
  1. small quantity; little; few; something
  2. little while
  3. short distance
fueru

Alternative Present Indicative Form

fuetari
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to increase; to multiply (殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciation)
sorega
expression
  1. that; it (subject of sentence)
  2. well, actually ...; well, unfortunately ... (used to respond hesitantly to a question)
sore
pronoun
  1. that; it (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind)
  2. then; that point (in time); that time
  3. there (indicating a place near the listener)
  4. you
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)
daietto
noun, suru verb
  1. diet
  2. losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
teitai
noun, suru verb
  1. stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation; falling into arrears
ki
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. period; time
noun
  1. opportunity; chance; occasion
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. age
noun, used as a suffix
  1. term (e.g. in office)
  2. session (e.g. of parliament)
  3. stage (e.g. of a disease)
  4. season (e.g. of a TV series)
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
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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