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eleganto (da) (is) elegant

shikku (da) (is) chic

hade (da) (is) showy

jimi (da) (is) conservative

kodomoppoi is childish

otonappoi is adult-like

kawaii is cute

kakkoii is cool

kirei (da) (is) pretty

VERBS

kau/kaimasu buys

uru/urimasu sells

kazoeru/kazoemasu counts,
enumerates

kakaru/kakarimasu takes (time,
cost); time/cost is

taken/required

Structure Notes

6.1. Numerals and numbers

In Japanese there are two classes of words corresponding to

English number words: “numerals” and “numbers.” A
number is a compound word consisting of a numeral (like