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 5000 Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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discourse  Speak Example sentences
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[談話] a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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[記念碑的な] massive; bulky; great in size
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[光] cause to emit a flash of light
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[apprise] pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
dispel  Speak Example sentences
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[駆け出し] young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
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[インデント] concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
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[砥石] revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
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[叱責] scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
enterprising  Speak Example sentences
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[フーリガン] tough and aggressive or violent youth
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[進取] full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
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[びしょぬれ] plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
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[捨てる] leave someone who needs or counts on you
ephemeral  Speak Example sentences
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[談話] a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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[失言] socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
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[派手] very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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[はかない] short-lived; enduring a very short time
forsake  Speak Example sentences
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[経過] slip or glide away; pass away silently
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[捨てる] leave someone who needs or counts on you
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[砥石] revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
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[湿度] dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
furtive  Speak Example sentences
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[談話] a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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[小槌] hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
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[横柄] urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
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[ひそか] marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
glucose  Speak Example sentences
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[紅葉] masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
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[光] cause to emit a flash of light
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[グルコース] monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
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[経過] slip or glide away; pass away silently
grindstone  Speak Example sentences
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[ひそか] marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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[砥石] revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
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[滑空] slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
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[開始] beginning of something; taking in, as by swallowing; the process of receiving within
grumble  Speak Example sentences
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[愚痴] utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
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[反対] differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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[身もだえ] move or act clumsily and in confusion
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[弱] condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; infirmity; weakness of resolution
hooligan  Speak Example sentences
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[反対] differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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[フーリガン] tough and aggressive or violent youth
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[温和] friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
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[無気力な] without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose