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Another bowl of cat food with おかわり

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おじさまと猫 » Volume 5 » Page 133

After Marin finishes off her cat food, she meows and paws at Kanade’s leg.

(かなで):
おかわり()しいのか?」
“Are you wanting another bowl?”

Key Points

  1. おかわり means another serving of the same thing

    • Here おかわり means another bowl or helping of the cat food Marin just finished.

    • It does not mean a different food by default; the previous serving supplies the meaning.

  2. The item is omitted because the scene makes it clear

    • Kanade does not say the word for cat food in this line.

    • Since Marin has just eaten and is pawing at him, おかわり alone is enough.

  3. ()しいのか asks about what Marin wants

    • ()しい means “want”, so おかわり()しい is “want another serving”.

    • The ending のか frames it as Kanade reasoning from Marin’s behavior, roughly “Is that what you want?”

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