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N3 努力しないで成功したいなんて無理というものだ Doryoku shinai de seikou shitai nante muri to iu mono da Wanting success without effort is simply unreasonable N4 急いだほうがいいみたいだけど間に合うかな Isoida hou ga ii mitai dakedo maniau kana Seems better to hurry but will we make it N3 未来に向かって新しい挑戦を続けていきたい Mirai ni mukatte atarashii chousen o tsuzukete ikitai Continue new challenges toward future N3 諦めればそれまでだが挑戦してみたい Akirame reba sore made da ga chousen shite mitai If give up ends there but try N4 日本へ行ったら、寿司を食べたいです。 Nihon e ittara, sushi o tabetai desu. When I go to Japan, I want to eat sushi. N5 この料理を食べてみたいです。 Kono ryouri o tabete mitai desu. I want to try eating this dish. N5 彼は学生みたいです。 Kare wa gakusei mitai desu. He seems to be a student. N5 雨が降るみたいです。 Ame ga furu mitai desu. It looks like it will rain. N5 彼は学生みたいだね Kare wa gakusei mitai da ne He looks like a student right

N4 〜みたい mitai Indicates appearance comparison or informal assumption, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means seems like or like N4 〜みたいだ mitai da Indicates informal appearance or comparison, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means seems like or is like N5 〜たい tai Indicates speaker desire to perform an action, attaches to verb stem, equivalent to want to do something