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Another bowl of cat food with おかわり

Vocabulary Explanation: Another serving with おかわり

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

奏(かなで):
「おかわり欲(ほ)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.
2The 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欲(ほ)しいのか asks about what Marin wants
  • 欲(ほ)しい means “want”, so おかわり欲(ほ)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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