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okane: Means money.
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ginko: Means bank.
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ii: Means good.
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enpitsu: Means pencil.
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Keshigomu: eraser
Kokuban: chalkboard
Hochikisu: stapler

I forgot the other classroom items we learned in J1...@.@ Not even sure I've spelled these right.
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are japanese words inflectional?
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Sometimes.
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tokidoki: Means sometimes.
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Itsumo: always

...And I forgot "never." D:
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mainichi: Means every day.
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gohan: Means cooked rice.

kome: Means uncooked rice.
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Suihanjaa - Rice cooker

Yakitate!! Japan has been very... educational. What have I learned? Takashi Hashiguchi is a genius who can make puns from puns. Suihanjaapan... XD Honestly.
"Irregardless" and "Over exaggerated" are NEVER CORRECT EVER because they are redundant
Regardless means "without regard", and adding "ir" on the front actually makes it a double negative; exaggerate means "to overstate" so you're literally saying "over overstate."
Example: I can not exaggerate the importance of this fact enough, regardless of how often people ignore it.
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((About time you started watching it. Told you it's awesome.))

pan: Means bread. Not actually a native Japanese word, it's based off the Spanish word for bread.
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((And you were completely right. Starting with episode 4, at least. Matushiro Ken > Universe))

uma - horse
umai - delicious

Matushiro Ken > universe still
"Irregardless" and "Over exaggerated" are NEVER CORRECT EVER because they are redundant
Regardless means "without regard", and adding "ir" on the front actually makes it a double negative; exaggerate means "to overstate" so you're literally saying "over overstate."
Example: I can not exaggerate the importance of this fact enough, regardless of how often people ignore it.
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((Just wait till you get to the part with Pierrot...))

tori: Means bird. When talking about meat it typically means chicken.

toriniku: Means chicken meat. Literally translates as bird meat but it's chicken.
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