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Furigana Show|Add to ▼ Source 西の魔女が死んだ - P144
The sweet was, a custard cream wrapped in a fluffy sponge base, it was fairly tasty, but to Mai it was too light, sweet and the taste was not special.
じ〔ヂ〕【地】の意味
3 物事の基礎。下地 (したじ) 。「地ができている」
それなりに
そこそこは。相応には。問題や不満がないわけではないが、ある程度の満足は得られている様子を表す。
捉えどころのない
ある物事の実体を理解し、把握することが困難であることを意味する表現。「捉えどころのない人」と言うと、「何を考えているのか分からない人」などを意味することが多い。
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Vocabulary list

okashi
noun
  1. confections; sweets; candy; cake
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kasutaadokuriimu
noun
  1. custard cream
kasutaado
noun
  1. custard
kuriimu
noun
  1. cream
  2. ice cream
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)
fuwafuwa
adverb taking the to particle, adverb
  1. lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly
no adjective, na adjective, adverb taking the to particle, adverb, suru verb
  1. soft; fluffy; spongy
adverb taking the to particle, adverb, suru verb
  1. unsteadily; flightily; fickly; frivolously
tosuru

Plain Past Indicative Form

toshita
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to try to ...; to be about to do ... (after the volitional form of verb)
  2. to decide to ... (after the dictionary form of verb)
  3. to take as; to treat as; to regard as
  4. to use for
  5. to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume
  6. to decide that; to think that
  7. to make into; to change into
  8. to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like
  9. to intend; to have the intention (with を目的)
adverb taking the to particle
to
particle
  1. with
suru

Plain Past Indicative Form

shita
suru verb (irregular)
  1. to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (as 〜にする,〜とする)
  6. to decide on; to choose (as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (as 〜がする)
  2. to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  3. to be worth; to cost
  4. to pass (of time); to elapse
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
  1. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B (as AをBにする)
  2. to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B (as AをBにする)
  3. to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B (as AをBにする)
  4. to feel A about B (as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
  1. verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
  1. creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  2. to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)
chi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. earth; ground; land; soil
  2. place
  3. territory
  4. bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
  5. earth (one of the five elements)
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
kurumaru

Potential Plain te-form

kurumarete
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
kurumu

Passive Plain te-form

kurumarete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

te-form

ite
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
sorenari
adverb
  1. in itself; as it is; in its own way; as suits the occasion
  2. within its capacity; within limitations
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
oishii

Plain Past Indicative Form

oishikatta
i adjective
  1. delicious; tasty; sweet
  2. attractive; appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
keredo
conjunction, particle
  1. but; however; although
mai
proper noun
  1. Mai
niha
expression, particle
  1. to; for; on; in; at (emphasises word marked by に)
  2. in order to; for
  3. as for; regarding (indicates respect for subject of sentence)
  4. while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but) (as AにはAが...; emphasizes the repeated word, followed by a contrasting statement)
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
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
amarini
adverb
  1. too much; excessively; too
karui

te-form

karukute
i adjective
  1. light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
  2. light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
  3. non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
  4. slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
  5. easy; simple
  6. indiscriminate
amai

te-form

amakute
i adjective
  1. sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
  2. fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
  3. lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy
  4. naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient
  5. half-hearted; not finished properly
  6. insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose
  7. mild
  8. tempting; enticing; luring
toraeru

masu stem

torae
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of
  2. to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features)
  3. to captivate; to move (one's heart)
dokoro
noun, used as a suffix
  1. restaurant; specialist (esp. in names of restaurants)
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)
nai

Plain Past Indicative Form

nakatta
i adjective (negative)
  1. nonexistent; not being (there)
  2. unowned; not had; unpossessed
  3. unique
  4. not; impossible; won't happen (as ...ことがない, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility)
auxiliary adjective
  1. not (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective)
  2. to not be; to have not (after the -te form of a verb)

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