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Usages of kanari
今日 は かなり 寒い が、 雪 に なる わけ で は ない。kyou ha kanari samui ga, yuki ni naru wake de ha nai.
It’s quite cold today, but it’s not like it will snow.
この 問題 は かなり 難しい です。kono mondai ha kanari muzukasii desu.
This problem is quite difficult.
この 道 は 狭い けれど、 夜 は かなり 賑やか だ。kono miti ha semai keredo, yoru ha kanari nigiyaka da.
This street is narrow, but it’s quite lively at night.
妹 は 双子 の 姉 と 顔 は 同じ です が、 性格 は かなり 違います。imouto ha hutago no ane to kao ha onazi desu ga, seikaku ha kanari tigaimasu.
My younger sister has the same face as her twin sister, but their personalities are quite different.
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