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January 3

  Kotoshi koso wa 
kin'en suru zo! 

I am going to stop smoking this year!

Vocabulary / Expressions

kotoshi
今年
this year
kin'en suru
禁煙する
quit smoking

Notes

"~ koso (~こそ)" is a particle which adds emphasis to the word preceding it. "Zo (ぞ)" is a sentence ending particle mostly used by men. It adds force to words of self-encouragement or self-urging. 

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