• 大人おとな
  • ·adult; grown-up
  N5
• なるAs it appears here: なって
  • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
  • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
  • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
  • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
  • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
  • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
  • ·to play (the part of); to act as
  • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
  • ·to be promoted
  • ·to do ...
  N5
• 肉にく
  • ·flesh
  • ·meat
  • ·flesh (of a fruit); pulp
  • ·the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh
  • ·thickness
  • ·content; substance; flesh
  • ·ink pad
  N5
• 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べて
  • ·to eat
  • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
  N5
• 私わたし
  • ·I; me
  N5
• 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
  • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
  • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
  • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
  • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
  • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
  N5
• 沢山たくさん
  • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
  • ·enough; sufficient
  • ·enough; too many; too much
  N5
• 野菜やさい
  • ·vegetable
  • ·marijuana; cannabis
  N5
• 一番いちばん
  • ·number one; first; first place
  • ·best; most
  • ·game; round; bout
  • ·as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
  • ·song (e.g. in noh); piece
  N5
• おいしい
  • ·good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty
  • ·attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
  N5
• 言ういう
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• いるAs it appears here: いた
  • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
  • ·to stay
  • ·to be ...-ing
  • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
  N5
• 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べなく
  • ·to eat
  • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
  N5
• なる
  • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
  • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
  • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
  • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
  • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
  • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
  • ·to play (the part of); to act as
  • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
  • ·to be promoted
  • ·to do ...
  N5
• 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わり
  • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
  • ·to move to
  • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
  N4
• 最近さいきん
  • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
  • ·nearest; closest
  N4
• 味あじ
  • ·flavor; flavour; taste
  • ·charm; appeal; uniqueness; attractiveness
  • ·experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
  • ·smart; clever; witty; strange
  • ·aji; (expl.) position that has some lingering potential that may be exploited later in the game
  N4
• わけ
  • ·reason; cause; grounds
  • ·meaning; sense
  • ·(good) sense; reason
  • ·circumstances; case
  • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
  N4
• 頃ころ
  • ·(approximate) time; around; about; toward
  • ·suitable time (or condition)
  • ·time of year; season
  N3
• 鍋なべ
  • ·pan; pot; saucepan
  • ·stew; hot pot
  N3
• 囲むかこむ
  • ·to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in
  • ·to besiege; to lay siege to
  • ·to play (go, shogi, etc.)
  N3
• 半ばなかば
  • ·middle; halfway; midway
  • ·half (of); one half
  • ·half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially
  • ·mostly; almost; nearly
  N3
• よう
  • ·appearing ...; looking ...
  • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
  • ·form; style; design
  • ·like; similar to
  • ·thing (thought or spoken)
  N3
• 相変わらずあいかわらず
  • ·as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
  N2

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• かのようにN2

  Likens a situation to something known to be contrary to fact — 'as if / as though'.

  年をとると、キノコや野菜が一番おいしい」などと半ば私を、半ば自分自身を諭すかのように言う年長者がいた。

  When you get older, mushrooms and vegetables taste best,” as though admonishing me and, at the same time, themselves.

• だってN2

  Colloquial particle adding 'even/too', giving a reason 'but/because', or reporting hearsay 'they say ~'.

  年長者だって、肉を食べなくなるわけではない。

  Getting older does not mean that people stop eating meat.

• 一方で（いっぽうで）N3

  A connective presenting a second, contrasting or simultaneous aspect — 'on the other hand; while; meanwhile'.

  一方で、肉も相変わらず食ベる。

  On the other hand, I still eat meat just as before.

• わけではないN3

  Partially denies an assumed conclusion — 'it's not (necessarily) that ~', 'doesn't necessarily mean ~'.

  年長者だって、肉を食べなくなるわけではない。

  Getting older does not mean that people stop eating meat.

• によって/によるN3

  Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

  （茂木健一郎『食のクオリア』による）

  (Based on Mogi Kenichiro, “The Qualia of Food”)

• てもN4

  Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

  大人になっても、味覚は変わり続ける。

  Even after reaching adulthood, our sense of taste continues to change.

• 続ける（つづける）N4

  Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').

  大人になっても、味覚は変わり続ける。

  Even after reaching adulthood, our sense of taste continues to change.

• 頃（ころ / ごろ）N4

  Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

  二十代の血気盛んな頃、すき焼き鍋などを囲むと、肉ばかり食べている私を見て、「私たちはもう沢山。

  Back in my energetic twenties, whenever we gathered around a sukiyaki pot, an older person would watch me eating almost nothing but meat and say, “We've already had enough.

• などN42 times in this passage

  Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

  二十代の血気盛んな頃、すき焼き鍋などを囲むと、肉ばかり食べている私を見て、「私たちはもう沢山。

  Back in my energetic twenties, whenever we gathered around a sukiyaki pot, an older person would watch me eating almost nothing but meat and say, “We've already had enough.

• ばかりN4

  Limits or emphasizes a thing — 'only / nothing but' — or after a past-tense verb means 'just (finished) doing.'

  二十代の血気盛んな頃、すき焼き鍋などを囲むと、肉ばかり食べている私を見て、「私たちはもう沢山。

  Back in my energetic twenties, whenever we gathered around a sukiyaki pot, an older person would watch me eating almost nothing but meat and say, “We've already had enough.

• 〜ているN5

  Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

  二十代の血気盛んな頃、すき焼き鍋などを囲むと、肉ばかり食べている私を見て、「私たちはもう沢山。

  Back in my energetic twenties, whenever we gathered around a sukiyaki pot, an older person would watch me eating almost nothing but meat and say, “We've already had enough.

• もうN5

  The adverb "already" (with an affirmative), or "(not) anymore / any longer" (with a negative).

  二十代の血気盛んな頃、すき焼き鍋などを囲むと、肉ばかり食べている私を見て、「私たちはもう沢山。

  Back in my energetic twenties, whenever we gathered around a sukiyaki pot, an older person would watch me eating almost nothing but meat and say, “We've already had enough.

• の中で[A]が一番（のなかで[A]がいちばん）N5

  Singles out the top member of a group — 'of all …, X is the most / best'.

  年をとると、キノコや野菜が一番おいしい」などと半ば私を、半ば自分自身を諭すかのように言う年長者がいた。

  When you get older, mushrooms and vegetables taste best,” as though admonishing me and, at the same time, themselves.