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 5000 Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laurel  Speak Example sentences
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[ピア] gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
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[劇] someone who writes plays
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[月桂樹] evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
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[麻疹] the acute, contagious viral disease, usually occurring in childhood; leprosy
livid  Speak Example sentences
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[不死身] incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
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[表彰台] a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
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[侵入] inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
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[激怒] lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
mediocrity  Speak Example sentences
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[もっともらしい] likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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[喉頭] the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
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[平凡] quality of being mediocre; middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate.
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[暴れ] violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
membrane  Speak Example sentences
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[とまり木] sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
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[不死身] incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
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[根拠] fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
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[膜] a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
monstrous  Speak Example sentences
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[直感] seeing clearly; relating to, or arising from intuition; automatic, without requiring conscious thought
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[怪物] marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
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[月桂樹] evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
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[ヤマアラシ] relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
muse  Speak Example sentences
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[女神] be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
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[怪物] marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
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[少しずつ] slight push or shake, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation
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[直感] seeing clearly; relating to, or arising from intuition; automatic, without requiring conscious thought
obedient  Speak Example sentences
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[冗長] exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
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[麻痺] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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[その他のpython] any species of huge snakes of the genus Python
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[平凡] quality of being mediocre; middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate.
penetrating  Speak Example sentences
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[天才] a person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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[とまり木] sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
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[喉頭] the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
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[直感] seeing clearly; relating to, or arising from intuition; automatic, without requiring conscious thought
perverse  Speak Example sentences
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[過失] neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
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[あまのじゃく] stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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[もっともらしい] likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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[怪物] marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
pluck  Speak Example sentences
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[涅槃] ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy; condition of Buddha
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[性欲] psychic and emotional energy associated with instinctual biological drives; sexual desire
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[刈り取り] one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
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[抜く] pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something