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 5000 Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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adversary  Speak Example sentences
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[手を出す] splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
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[爆発] explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
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[敵] the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
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[赦免] act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
avert  Speak Example sentences
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[手を出す] splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
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[ちらつか] hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion; swing, as something suspended loosely
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[回避] prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
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[主張] a brownish-black solid or semisolid mixture of bitumen obtained from nature or as a petroleum byproduct
banister  Speak Example sentences
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[アニメーション] act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive
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[爆発] explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
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[手すり] handrail, especially on a staircase
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[カリスマ] possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; of or about a charisma
baron  Speak Example sentences
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[男爵] title or degree of nobility
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[圧縮] close; squeeze or press together; contract
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[手を出す] splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
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[カオス] in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
baton  Speak Example sentences
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[回避] prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
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[バトン] a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers, or one transferred by runners in a relay race
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[反省会] to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence
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[保管] a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
blight  Speak Example sentences
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[主張] a brownish-black solid or semisolid mixture of bitumen obtained from nature or as a petroleum byproduct
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[病] blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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[シャペロン] person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public
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[回避] prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
callous  Speak Example sentences
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[混乱] throw into disorder; break the array of.
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[デスクトップ] stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
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[デフォルト] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
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[編] emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
caucus  Speak Example sentences
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[逆境を] state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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[シャペロン] person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public
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[幹部] a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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[アスパラ迷っ] away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
chaperon  Speak Example sentences
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[ボイコット] refrain from buying or using
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[滞納] failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
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[男爵] title or degree of nobility
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[シャペロン] person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public
charlatan  Speak Example sentences
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[保管] a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
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[決闘] combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement
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[手を出す] splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
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[ペテン師] quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance