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 5000 Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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adversity  Speak Example sentences
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[学芸員] one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
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[逆境を] state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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[デコード] convert from code into plain text
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[衝突] bump; hit something violently
attentive  Speak Example sentences
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[敵意] bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
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[丁寧] alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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[時間] length of time something lasts
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[染色体] a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA
begrudge  Speak Example sentences
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[ぬれ] abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
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[収容] helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
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[考える] look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
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[ねたむ] resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
bile  Speak Example sentences
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[崩壊] fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
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[爆発] explode or cause to explode; explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise
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[時間] length of time something lasts
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[胆汁] yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver; the bitterness of temper
cater  Speak Example sentences
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[応じる] supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
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[臆病] lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
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[嫌悪] firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
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[丁寧] alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
chandelier  Speak Example sentences
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[軽蔑] expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
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[逆境を] state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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[デリゲート] a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
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[シャンデリア] branched, a decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling
clash  Speak Example sentences
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[付着] stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
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[陰鬱] gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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[衝突] make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
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[無料] expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation;  given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
compulsion  Speak Example sentences
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[強制] act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving by force or by physical or moral constraint
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[アクメ] the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
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[衝突] make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
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[衝突] bump; hit something violently
cowardice  Speak Example sentences
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[臆病] lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
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[冒涜] act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
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[にきび] skin condition, usually of the face that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
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[時間] length of time something lasts
debauchery  Speak Example sentences
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[不毛] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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[道楽] corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites
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[ボンネット] headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head
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[染色体] a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA