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Usages of kao
朝 に 顔 を 洗う と 気分 が よく なる。asa ni kao wo arau to kibun ga yoku naru.
When I wash my face in the morning, I feel better.
私 は 駅 で 友達 の 顔 を 見て、 安心しました。watasi ha eki de tomodati no kao wo mite, ansinsimasita.
I felt relieved when I saw my friend's face at the station.
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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