4000 Duolingo Vocabulary List

laborious:
a. 骨の折れる demanding much work or care; tedious

laboriously:
ad. 苦労 in a laborious manner;  in a way requiring much labor

labyrinth:
n. 迷路 maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages

lace:
n. レース delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets

lag:
v. ラグ delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind

lament:
v. 嘆き grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply

lampshade:
n. ランプシェードは a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view

landmass:
n. 陸 a large continuous extent of land

landscape:
n. 風景 scenery; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

lapse:
n. 経過 gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty

largely:
ad. 主 in a large manner; for the most part; mainly

larva:
n. 幼虫 newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis

larynx:
n. 喉頭 the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production

laser:
n. レーザー an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light

lash:
n. ラッシュ any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid

lasting:
a. 持続 continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable

latent:
a. 潜在 present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden

lateral:
a. おどけた coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side

latitude:
n. 緯度 freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator

launch:
v. 打ち上げ begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off