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 5000 Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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ramify  Speak Example sentences
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[巨額] a large number or quantity
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[あだ名] nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
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[摂動] divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
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[骨] comparison of one thing with another,  in English generally using like or as
recede  Speak Example sentences
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[迷う] sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
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[清廉] uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
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[後退] move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
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[休眠] having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
seraphic  Speak Example sentences
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[イライラさせる] grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
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[セラフ] angelic; having sweet nature befitting an angel
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[休眠] having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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[苦労] painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
slapdash  Speak Example sentences
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[紋] having parallel lines or grooves on surface
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[揺れ] play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion
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[いいかげん] haphazard; careless; done hastily
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[不活発になる] make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
smolder  Speak Example sentences
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[声高に叫ばれる] offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
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[くすぶらせる] burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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[苦労] painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
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[地形] physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
snowdrift  Speak Example sentences
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[小川] small brook or stream; streamlet
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[吹きだまり] a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
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[さまよう] act of wandering about, over, around, or through
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[わいせつ] lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
sobriquet  Speak Example sentences
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[地形] physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
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[あだ名] nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name
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[苦労] painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
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[吹きだまり] a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
solecism  Speak Example sentences
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[苦労] painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
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[催眠] sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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[破格] error in the use of language, especially  intentional use of misspelling; violation of the conventional rules of society
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[寡黙] inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
spangle  Speak Example sentences
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[スパンコール] small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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[うまい] cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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[偏向] having or marked by a strong tendency
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[神聖] regarded as sacred and inviolable
subjugate  Speak Example sentences
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[功利主義] practical and functional, not just for show
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[摂動] divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
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[垂木は] raftsman; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber
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[征服] conquer; bring under control