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 5000 Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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restrain  Speak Example sentences
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[色相] the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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[名簿] list, especially of names
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[スプリント] run very rapidly; run at full speed.
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[抑制] keep under control; hold back; place limits on
revoke  Speak Example sentences
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[スリザーリンク] glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
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[コソコソ] creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
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[スペア] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
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[取り消し] void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
rite  Speak Example sentences
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[儀式への依存] established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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[改造] make changes in structure or style; reconstruct; change the form of
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[シロアリ] a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
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[生まれ変わりは] rebirth of the soul in another body; revitalization in another form; a new embodiment
roster  Speak Example sentences
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[不快] causing abhorrence or disgust
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[サッシ] scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt
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[名簿] list, especially of names
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[抑制] keep under control; hold back; place limits on
sash  Speak Example sentences
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[優美] nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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[ささいなこと] a thing of very little value or importance
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[サッシ] scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt
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[反乱] organize opposition to authority; make revolution
scrumptious  Speak Example sentences
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[スプリント] run very rapidly; run at full speed.
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[残] remaining as a residue; surplus
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[優美] nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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[曲解] comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
senile  Speak Example sentences
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[タイムリー] being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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[頑丈] robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
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[は、巻線せいで頭] dazed or confused; dizzy or queasy
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[老人] of or pertaining to old age
skeptical  Speak Example sentences
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[懐疑] suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
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[合成] artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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[色相] the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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[スフィンクス] in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
smuggle  Speak Example sentences
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[密輸] import or export without paying customs duties
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[中略] a small cut made with scissors or shears; small piece cut or clipped off
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[破壊] act of making a sudden noisy break
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[頑丈] robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
spineless  Speak Example sentences
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[帰] trace again; go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery
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[スリザーリンク] glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
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[スプライス] fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
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[ひ弱] having no spine or spinal column; invertebrate; having no backbone, vigor, or courage; limp; weak