そば

noun側そば · soba

1. English(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; the side (of something)

   • あの窓のそばの机は使うな。Don't use the desk by that window.

2. Englishas soon as; right after

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noun蕎麦そば · soba

1. Englishbuckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

2. Englishsoba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

   • 長野にいる友人を訪問した際、おいしいそばをごちそうになった。When I visited my friend in Nagano, I was treated to delicious soba.

3. EnglishChinese-style wheat noodles

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