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78 [七十八] 形容詞 １

78 [Nanajūhachi] keiyōshi 1

an old lady	年取った(年老いた) 女性; toshitotta (toshioita) josei
a fat lady	太った 女性; futotta josei
a curious lady	好奇心旺盛な 女性; kōkishin ōseina josei
a new car	新しい 自動車; atarashī jidōsha
a fast car	速い 自動車; hayai jidōsha
a comfortable car	快適な 自動車; kaitekina jidōsha
a blue dress	青い ドレス; aoi doresu
a red dress	赤い ドレス; akai doresu
a green dress	緑の ドレス; midori no doresu
a black bag	黒い 鞄; kuroi kaban
a brown bag	茶色の 鞄; chairo no kaban
a white bag	白い 鞄; shiroi kaban
nice people	親切な 人々; shinsetsuna hitobito
polite people	礼儀正しい 人々; reigi tadashī hitobito
interesting people	面白い 人々; omoshiroi hitobito
loving children	愛らしい 子供達; airashī kodomodachi
cheeky children	生意気な 子供達; namaikina kodomodachi
well behaved children	行儀のよい 子供達; gyōgi no yoi kodomodachi

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