彼女は丁寧に注文を聞いてそれから料理を作り始めた

N5 彼女 kanojo she N4 丁寧 teinei polite, courteous, careful N3 注文 chuumon order, request, purchase order N5 それから sorekara after that / then N5 料理 ryouri cooking, dish, cuisine N1 作り tsukuri make up, structure, physique N5 始め hajime beginning, start

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N5 女 jo, nyo, nyou / onna, me woman, female, femme N1 丁 chou, tei, chin, tou, chi / hinoto street, ward, town N1 寧 nei / mushi.ro rather, preferably, peaceful N4 注 chuu / soso.gu, sa.su, tsu.gu pour, irrigate, shed (tears) N4 文 bun, mon / fumi, aya sentence, literature, style N5 聞 bun, mon / ki.ku, ki.koeru hear, ask, listen N4 料 ryou fee, materials, redevance N4 理 ri / kotowari logic, arrangement, reason

N4 〜始める hajimeru Indicates the beginning of an action or process, attaches to the verb stem, means start doing N5 〜から kara Indicates cause or reason, equivalent to because or since, connects two clauses explaining reason N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information