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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[経済学] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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[エッセイ] composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
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[クレジットカード] arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
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[デザイン] act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
cute  Speak Example sentences
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[悲しみ] the pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
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[かわいい] ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
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[脆弱] easy to destroy, delicate, not strong
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[ホールド] keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
deliver  Speak Example sentences
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[重要] ornamental circlet or head covering, made of gold  with jewels and worn as a symbol of sovereignty
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[フィット] small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
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[寛大] more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
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[お届け] set free from restraint; set at liberty; release; give or transfer
deserve  Speak Example sentences
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[かわいい] ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
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[イメージ] visual representation; representation of a person
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[里親] rear; promote the growth of; help develop
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[値する] be worthy of; have a right to
distract  Speak Example sentences
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[課す移住模倣説明印象的な] making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
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[邪魔] cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
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[非常識] exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
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[ときめき] press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
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[自我] self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
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[永遠] forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
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[感情] feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance
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[ドット] the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
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[ドット] the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
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[経済学] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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[感情] feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance
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[融合] union; an act of melting together by heat
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[許し] give wholly; cease to feel resentment against; an excuse for a fault or an offense; give up; resign
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[エッジ] brink; perimeter; margin
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[脆弱] easy to destroy, delicate, not strong
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[エネルギー] exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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[専用] devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
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[フラッシュ] flow and spread suddenly; flood
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[感情] feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance
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[致命的] a dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
fragile  Speak Example sentences
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[フラッシュ] flow and spread suddenly; flood
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[脆弱] easy to destroy, delicate, not strong
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[グローバル] shine with intense or white heat; give forth vivid light and heat; exhibit a strong, bright color
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[許し] give wholly; cease to feel resentment against; an excuse for a fault or an offense; give up; resign