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Japanese convenience store is very focused with its new bento…maybe TOO focused

In Japanese, the suffix -sugi translates literally as "too" or "too much," but it can also be used in the sense of "very." This can sometimes make the intended meaning hard to understand.

Japanese convenience store is very focused with its new bento…maybe TOO focused

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In Japanese, the suffix -sugi translates literally as "too" or "too much," but it can also be used in the sense of "very." This can sometimes make the intended meaning hard to understand.

Lawson's crazy corn bento arrives as part of new series of "sugi" foods.

For example, if someone says their coworker isn't just […]

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In Japanese, the suffix -sugi translates literally as "too" or "too much," but it can also be used in the sense of "very." This can sometimes make the intended meaning hard to understand. Lawson's crazy corn bento arrives as part of new series of "sugi" foods. For example, if someone says their coworker isn't just […]

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Lawson's crazy corn bento arrives as part of new series of "sugi" foods.

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