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Ano Moosho ga "Uso no yoo"

ano that, such, moosho extremely hot (weather), scorching heat
uso no yoo it seems untrue, as if it's untrue, uso a lie, untrue, -no yoo it seems, it looks like

1.

18-nichi, Kantoo-chihoo wa totemo suzushiku narimashita.

juuhachi-nichi 18th. of the month
Kantoo-chihoo Kantoo region (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma), chihoo region, local
totemo very, suzushiku ku form of suzushii; cool, narimasu to become, come to

2.

Saikoo-kion wa 30-do ika.

saikoo-kion highest temperature, saikoo the highest, maximum
kion (air) temperature, -do degrees (celsius)
ika A or less, A or below, A or under

3.

Yoru wa samui kurai desu.

yoru night, samui cold
[adjective] kurai rather [adjective]

4.

Ano Moosho ga "Uso mitai" desu.

ano that, such, moosho extremely hot (weather), scorching heat
uso mitai it seems untrue, as if it's untrue
uso a lie, untrue, -mitai it seems, it looks

-yoo in Uso no yoo vs. -mitai in Uso mitai
-yoo is formal, -mitai is less formal.
In daily conversation, -mitai is normally used.

5.

Kono suzushisa wa sui-yoobi made tsuzuku soo desu.

suzushisa coolness, sui-yoobi Wednesday, -made till, until, to
tsuzuku root form of tsuzukimasu; continue, -soo desu reported information; I heard, he/they said

suzushii is an adjective "cool".
suzushisa is a noun "coolness".

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Demo, moku-yoobi kara mata atsuku naru soo desu.

demo however, but, moku-yoobi Thursday, -kara from
mata again, atsuku ku form of atsui; hot, naru root form of narimasu; become, come to
-soo desu I heard, he/they said

7.

Aki wa moo sukoshi saki mitai desu.

aki autumn, fall
[A] wa moo sukoshi saki mitai It will take a while that [A], It seems we'll have to wait a little longer before [A]
moo sukoshi a little more, a little further, saki ahead, future
-mitai desu it seems, it looks