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 5000 Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rein  Speak Example sentences
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[手綱は] a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing or governing
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[ちり] particle; a tiny spot; stain
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[スナッグル] move one way and the other to get a close place; lie close for comfort; cuddle; nestle
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[全会一致] uniform; in complete agreement
rhetoric  Speak Example sentences
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[停滞] lazy; with little movement; very slow
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[レトリック] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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[疾走] go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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[豚] plant; place seeds in or on
seine  Speak Example sentences
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[スフィンクス] in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
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[まき網] large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
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[スタミナ] physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
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[疾走] go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
sidle  Speak Example sentences
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[肩] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
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[スフィンクス] in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
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[ズキズキする痛み] sharp, sudden physical pain; mental or emotional pain
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[横に動く] go or move with one side foremost; move sidewise
sluggish  Speak Example sentences
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[法定] enacted by statute; depending on the statute for its authority
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[宇] twisting or turning; spiral
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[統合失調症] psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior and thinking
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[停滞] lazy; with little movement; very slow
sobriety  Speak Example sentences
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[呼吸] breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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[飲酒] moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
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[まき網] large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
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[荒らし] willful or malicious destruction of public or private property
soprano  Speak Example sentences
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[渦巻き] whirling motion; eddy, as of water
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[ソプラノ] treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices
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[タイムリー] being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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[シロアリ] a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
sow  Speak Example sentences
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[遺言] solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will
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[豚] plant; place seeds in or on
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[荒らし] willful or malicious destruction of public or private property
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[汚染] contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
stethoscope  Speak Example sentences
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[疾走] go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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[検証] confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid
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[聴診器] any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body, like a doctor's tool
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[抑制] keep under control; hold back; place limits on
taint  Speak Example sentences
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[宇] twisting or turning; spiral
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[検証] confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid
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[肩] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
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[汚染] contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally