Sports                        

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football (soccer) sakkaa

baseball yakyuu

tennis tenisu

basketball basukettobouru

volleyball bareebouru

golf gorufu

skiing sukii

jogging jogingu

cycling saikuringu

ekiden; marathon relay ekiden

sumo sumou

judo juudou

I like to play tennis. Watashi wa tenisu wo suru noga suki desu.     watashi: I tenisu: tennis suru: play Kanji translation: suki: like

I like baseball more than soccer. Watashi wa sakkaa yori yakyuu ga suki desu.     watashi: I sakka: soccer yori: than yakyuu: baseball suki: like

I am a soccer enthusiast. Watashi wa nekkyou-teki na sakkaa fan desu.     watashi: I sakkaa: soccer fan: fan (someone who likes a particular sport or performing art very much) Kanji translation: nekkyou-teki: enthusiastic

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