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あまり
amari-2
JLPT N3 Author: pingpongpaddle
Meaning
not really
彼女はあまりきれいじゃない。　She isn't very pretty.
Phrases
The weather is not very cold in Shanghai.
#6797 Author: 赤毛

She is not very pretty.
#6511 Author: pingpongpaddle

He is not very nice.
#6512 Author: pingpongpaddle

She doesn't eat a lot of fish.
#8642 Author: Sakuratree

Sakura University is not very famous.
#6798 Author: 赤毛

"Is the water of Lake Biwa clean?" "No, not very much."
#6800 Author: 赤毛

"Is this dictionary good?" "No, not very much".
#6801 Author: 赤毛

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