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 5000 Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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relaxation  Speak Example sentences
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[スティント] length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
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[撥] driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
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[国防] state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
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[アレルギー] interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
sect  Speak Example sentences
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[スペア] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
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[宗派] a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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[ビクセン] female fox; a woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious
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[反応] reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
shambles  Speak Example sentences
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[修羅場] wreck; scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin
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[改造] make changes in structure or style; reconstruct; change the form of
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[ソプラノ] treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices
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[曲解] comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
slag  Speak Example sentences
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[スラグ] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
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[ワープ] cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
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[まき網] large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
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[安っぽい] cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
solace  Speak Example sentences
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[曲解] comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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[広々とした] wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
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[喜ぶ] feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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[修羅場] wreck; scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin
sprain  Speak Example sentences
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[浪費] spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
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[破壊] act of making a sudden noisy break
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[捻挫] a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
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[ワープ] cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
stationery  Speak Example sentences
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[軽蔑] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
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[文具] paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
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[味わう] appreciate fully; enjoy or relish; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
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[暴れん坊] rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
taboo  Speak Example sentences
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[タブー] ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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[アレルギー] interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
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[スラグ] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
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[儀式への依存] established ceremony prescribed by a religion
tamper  Speak Example sentences
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[アレルギー] interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
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[国防] state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
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[喜ぶ] feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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[瓦礫] broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
tawdry  Speak Example sentences
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[文具] paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
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[ビクセン] female fox; a woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious
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[アレルギー] interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
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[安っぽい] cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent