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ウーバーイーツです。久しぶり、元気してた?りょうか?え、なんで?
Uber Eats delivery! ...Long time no see, how have you been? Ryouka? Eh, why?
✎ 元気してた? = casual 'how have you been?' · です here announces the delivery politely
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ショ君に謝りたくて、ウーバーイーツあなたが来るまでずっと頼んでた。え?
I wanted to apologize to you, Sho-kun, so I kept ordering from Uber Eats until you came. What?
✎ 〜たくて = 'wanting to ~' as a reason · 〜まで = until · 頼んでた = casual for 頼んでいた
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ごめんね、付き合ってた頃浮気しちゃって。いやいや、それはいいんだけど。
I'm sorry — I cheated on you back when we were dating. No, no... that's fine, but —
✎ 〜ちゃって = casual 〜てしまって (regret) · 頃 = 'around the time when'
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え、これ全部頼んだの?うん。
Eh, did you order all of this? Yeah.
✎ 〜んだけど softens the statement · 〜の? = casual question asking for explanation
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近くにあるお店は全部制覇したの。ええ、なんでそこまで？
I hit every shop in the area. What?! Why would you go that far?
✎ 制覇した = 'completed/conquered them all' · 〜の = explanatory ending
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謝りたかったの。私、どうかしてた。
I wanted to apologize. I wasn't myself.
✎ そこまで = 'to that extent' · どうかしてた = 'was out of my mind'
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今もどうかしてると思うけど。もう会えないと思ってた。
I think you're still not yourself, though. I thought I'd never see you again.
✎ と思う = quoting a thought · 会えない = potential negative of 会う ('can't meet')
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諦めようとしたその時、
Just when I tried to give up—
✎ 〜ようとした = 'tried to / was about to' · その時 = 'at that moment'
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配達担当の欄にショ君のプロフィールが表示された。
Sho-kun's profile appeared in the 'delivery assignment' section.
✎ 表示された = passive 'was displayed' · 欄 = field/column (on a screen)
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私の胸は高鳴った。またショ君に会えるって。
My heart pounded. 'I can see Sho-kun again!'
✎ 高鳴る = (heart) pounds with excitement · って = casual quote marker
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あれだ、あの、そう、次の配達行かないと。うん。
It's— um, yeah, I have to go to my next delivery. Hmmm.
✎ 行かないと = shortened 行かないといけない ('gotta go')
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はい、これロコモコ丼。ありがとう。
Here you go, one loco moco bowl. Thanks.
✎ はい = 'here you go' when handing something over
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昔よく私に作ってくれてたよね、ロコモコ丼。懐かしいね。
You used to make this for me all the time, didn't you — loco moco. That brings back memories.
✎ 〜てくれてた = 'used to do for me' · よね = seeking agreement
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相変わらずおいしい。変わらないね。俺、作ってないよ。
Delicious as always. It hasn't changed. ...I didn't make it.
✎ 相変わらず = 'as always' · 作ってない = casual 作っていない
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