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In _Fruits Basket_ S2E5, around 20:30, Hanajima says something that sounds
like " **mochi atabou yo** ", which is subbed as " **of course** ". I guess
from this and her character that it's probably some archaic form of **勿論** ,
but I've just started learning Japanese and don't really know how to look that
up, besides searching for couple of ways I imagine it could be spelled (found
nothing).

  1. Can anyone tell me what it is she actually says?

  2. How should I go about looking up something like this in general?
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Synonym of もちろん?
Most probably your transcription is correct: もちあたぼうよ

It is divided as

  * [もち](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%82%82%E3%81%A1/#jn-219250) - a contraction of もちろん
  * [あたぼう](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%82%E3%81%9F%E3%81%BC%E3%81%86/#jn-4581) - a slangy version of あたりまえ
  * [よ](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%82%88/#jn-226011) - a particle.

Regarding よ, I'm not really sure which definition applies, but it may be
語調を整えたり、強めたりする意を表す. Essentially it does not affect the meaning.

On your question of _how_ , colloquial expressions are often not covered in
Japanese-English dictionaries, so it may be necessary to consult decently
large Japanese dictionaries.
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