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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jam  Speak Example sentences
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[ジャム] crush or bruise; get stuck; press tightly together
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[調査] explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
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[描く正] involving advantage or good; greater than zero; very sure; confident
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[中] state that is intermediate between extremes
layoff  Speak Example sentences
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[反応] act against or in opposition to; show a response or a reaction
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[解雇] dismissal of employees from their jobs
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[忠実] steadfast in allegiance or duty; faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty
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[ネイティブ] being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
literally  Speak Example sentences
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[ミッション] an assignment that is given to a person or group; an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; job or task
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[文字通り] with meaning; letter by letter
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[奇跡] wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
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[核] of, relating to, or forming a nucleus of an atom; pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons
loyal  Speak Example sentences
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[所持] act of having and controlling property; belongings
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[ミッション] an assignment that is given to a person or group; an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; job or task
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[ひとこと] solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
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[忠実] steadfast in allegiance or duty; faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty
media  Speak Example sentences
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[ネイティブ] being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
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[描く正] involving advantage or good; greater than zero; very sure; confident
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[メディア] public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
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[精神] involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
minor  Speak Example sentences
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[成熟] the largest possible quantity
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[次] of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
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[ネイティブ] being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
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[マイナー] of lesser importance or stature or rank; not of legal age; limited in size or scope
miracle  Speak Example sentences
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[雑誌] magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
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[ジャム] crush or bruise; get stuck; press tightly together
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[奇跡] wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
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[所持] act of having and controlling property; belongings
native  Speak Example sentences
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[機会] a significant event that occurs at a critical time; opportunity to do something; event or happening
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[解雇] dismissal of employees from their jobs
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[ネイティブ] being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
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[ひとこと] solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
object  Speak Example sentences
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[解雇] dismissal of employees from their jobs
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[数える] be averse to or express disapproval of
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[精神] involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
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[ネイティブ] being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
pad  Speak Example sentences
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[パッド] soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
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[ジャム] crush or bruise; get stuck; press tightly together
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[機会] a significant event that occurs at a critical time; opportunity to do something; event or happening
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[ネイティブ] being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form