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October 26, 2017

思いがけない Unexpected

思いがけない (おも       )

unexpected

思いがけない
omoi gakenai
unexpected

思い omoi think, a thought
がけない gakenai catch, hang

手掛かり te gakari - clue, trail [A]
腰掛け koshi kake - seat, bench [A]
片思い kata omoi - unrequited love [B]

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(おも)いがけないことに、ドラキュラはにんにくサンドウィッチを注文(ちゅうもん)しました。

omoigakenai koto ni, dorakyura wa ninniku sandouicchi o chuumon shimashita
In an unexpected move, Dracula ordered a garlic sandwich.

  • こと koto - thing; matter
  • ドラキュラ dorakyura - Dracula
  • にんにく nin niku - garlic (vampires do not like garlic)
  • サンドウィッチ sandowicchi - sandwich
  • 注文 chuu mon - order (at a shop...)

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