Vocab Info

N1 Noun

(こだわ)obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.)

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

      complaining, criticizing

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Noun

      3.

      speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)

      Usually written using kana alone

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    拘り 【こだわり】

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      シェフが食材(しょくざい)への(こだわ)()せています。

      The chef is showing his obsession with ingredients. {obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing}

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      よく(こだわ)をつけてくる(きゃく)店員(てんいん)から(きら)われている。

      Customers who often come in with a lot of complaints or criticisms are disliked by the store clerks. {obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing}

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      料理(りょうり)(にん)(こだわ)()まった料理(りょうり)はとっても美味(おい)しいです。

      The dishes filled with the chef's obsession are extremely delicious. {obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing}

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      物事(ものごと)(たい)する(こだわ)(つよ)すぎる(かれ)一緒(いっしょ)()らしたら(つか)れるだろう。

      Living with him, who has too strong of a fixation on things, would probably be exhausting. {obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing}

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      バリスタ:「コーヒー(まめ)には(こだわ)があるんですよ。(ぼく)一番(いちばん)()きな(まめ)は…。」

      Barista: "I have a certain fixation with coffee beans. The beans I like the most are..." {obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing}

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