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Breakdown of amai
sweet
甘
One dose of stevia is a sweet as twenty-one sugar cubes.
Usages of amai
オレンジ は 余り 甘く ありません。orenzi ha amari amaku arimasen.
The oranges are not very sweet.
甘く 見るamaku miru
to take lightly; to underestimate
スペイン の ワイン は 甘い。supein no wain ha amai.
Spanish wine is sweet.
この ジャム は とても 甘い です。kono zyamu ha totemo amai desu.
This jam is very sweet.
この ぶどう は とても 甘い です。kono budou ha totemo amai desu.
These grapes are very sweet.
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