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せめて

semete

at least

Example sentence

今朝は髪の毛が撥ねてるんだ。せめて手鏡を貸してくれ、そこの引き出しにしまってあるだろ。

My hair's messed up this morning. At least lend me a hand mirror - it should be shut in the drawer there.

Sentence from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR

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More Grammar & Function Words words

WordMeaning
そのためそのためhence, for that reason
お願いしますおねがいしますPlease (lit., I request)
始めにはじめにto start with, first of (beginning an action; 始[はじ]め = start)
やっぱりやっぱりafter all, anyway
お大事におだいじにTake care of yourself, Take care!, Get well soon
お元気でおげんきでTake care
こちらこそこちらこそit is I who should say so
その他そのほかbesides

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