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 5000 Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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alleviate  Speak Example sentences
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[尻込み] hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
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[デビュタント] young woman making formal entrance into society
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[緩和] provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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[アリア] operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
animation  Speak Example sentences
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[書類] the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
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[燃焼] act of burning something
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[態度] conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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[アニメーション] act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive
antenna  Speak Example sentences
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[純潔] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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[軽蔑は] view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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[アレルギーを疎外取得ワニ] large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America
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[アンテナ] organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
atlas  Speak Example sentences
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[離脱] act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached; abstraction from worldly objects
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[緩和] provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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[地図] a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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[ボイコット] refrain from buying or using
attest  Speak Example sentences
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[証明] testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
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[染色体] a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA
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[滞納] failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
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[解読] convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
bile  Speak Example sentences
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[胆汁] yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver; the bitterness of temper
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[慈悲] generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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[態度] conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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[シャペロン] person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public
bland  Speak Example sentences
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[友情] exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
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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
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[アブラカダブラは] magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster; foolish or unintelligible talk
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[当たり障り] lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
chandelier  Speak Example sentences
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[デビュタント] young woman making formal entrance into society
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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
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[爆発] explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
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[偶発] possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
chaste  Speak Example sentences
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[純潔] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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[慈悲] generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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[アニメーション] act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive
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[滞納] failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
contraction  Speak Example sentences
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[白樺] tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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[料理] of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
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[収縮] act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
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[尻込み] hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment