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Breakdown of ryouri
fee
料
The fee is a pile of rice from here to the Big Dipper.
logic
理
Logic rules like a king in his hometown.
Usages of ryouri
料理人ryourinin
cook
料理するryourisuru
to cook
彼 の 趣味 は 読書 だったり、 料理 だったり です。kare no shumi wa dokusho dattari, ryouri dattari desu.
His hobbies include things like reading and cooking.
この 料理 は 美味しい でしょう？kono ryouri wa oishii deshou?
This dish is delicious, don't you think?
こんな 料理 を 食べたこと が あります か。konna ryouri o tabetakoto ga arimasu ka.
Have you ever eaten this kind of dish?
この 料理 に は 鶏肉 と 野菜 が 入って います。kono ryouri ni wa toriniku to yasai ga haitte imasu.
This dish contains chicken and vegetables.
この メニュー に は ベジタリアン の 料理 が 一つ しか ない。kono menyuu ni wa bejitarian no ryouri ga hitotsu shika nai.
There's only one vegetarian dish on this menu.
ガス が 切れた ので、 料理 が できない。gasu ga kireta node, ryouri ga dekinai.
The gas ran out, so I can't cook.
昨日 食べた 料理 は とても 不味かった。kinou tabeta ryouri wa totemo mazukatta.
The food I ate yesterday was very bad.
この 料理 に は 醤油 が 必要 です。kono ryouri ni wa shouyu ga hitsuyou desu.
This dish needs soy sauce.
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