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 5000 Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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mantle  Speak Example sentences
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[マントル] a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
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[光] tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
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[ぐったり] walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
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[必須] obligatory; required or commanded by authority
moron  Speak Example sentences
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[ぐったり] walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
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[予測] expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold
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[ロブスター] any large macrurous crustacean used as a food
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[バカ] a stupid person; a dolt; a person of subnormal intelligence
mushy  Speak Example sentences
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[どろどろ] soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.
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[士気] confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed
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[必須] obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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[海洋] sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
needle  Speak Example sentences
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[試練] severe trial; a form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; a difficult or painful experience
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[夢中] absorbed in thought; engrossed; excessively concerned with something; formerly occupied
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[針] long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
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[コンテスト] elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
nightmare  Speak Example sentences
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[流通] capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person
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[改ざん] of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
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[反省] the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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[悪夢] dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
numb  Speak Example sentences
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[攻撃] causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
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[ロブスター] any large macrurous crustacean used as a food
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[オブリージュ] without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
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[調整] correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
optimism  Speak Example sentences
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[光] tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
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[ふり] not genuine or sincere; feigned; supposed; alleged
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[バカ] a stupid person; a dolt; a person of subnormal intelligence
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[ロビー] a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area
period  Speak Example sentences
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[期間] an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
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[流通] capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person
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[予測] expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold
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[プロット] a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
pistol  Speak Example sentences
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[不思議] try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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[どろどろ] soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.
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[ピストル] the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
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[精神] soul; mind; spirit or soul
plead  Speak Example sentences
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[不思議] try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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[反省] the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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[解放リンチ] execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob
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[弁護] appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse