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かわいい kawaii doesn't mean cute? Did you just say 怖い kowai?
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If there's two words that Ty mixes up the pronunciation on just a little too often, it would have to be かわいい kawaii, "cute," and 怖い kowai, "scary." Chie helps with pronunciation and they also explore how かわいい has a little bit different of a feel than the English word "cute."
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