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Difficulty Level: 1
Items Count: 100
Sentences Count: 187
Response Text: go
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Text: 日曜日は図書館に行きます。
Response: I go to the library on Sundays.
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Text: 私は夏休みにプールに行った。
Response: I went to the pool during summer vacation.
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Response Text: see, look at
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Text: 私は絵を見るのが好きです。
Response: I like looking at pictures.
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Text: 仕事のあと、映画を見た。
Response: I saw a movie after work.
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Response Text: a lot of, many
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Text: 京都にはお寺が多い。
Response: There are a lot of temples in Kyoto.
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Text: この道は車が多い。
Response: There are many cars on this road.
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Response Text: home, household
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Text: 家に遊びにきてください。
Response: Please come over to my home.
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Text: 夏休みにお祖母ちゃんの家へ行きました。
Response: I went to my grandma's house during summer vacation.
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Response Text: this, this one
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Text: これをください。
Response: I'll have this please.
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Text: これはあなたの鞄ですか。
Response: Is this your bag?
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Response Text: that, that one
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Text: それはとてもいい話だ。
Response: That's a really nice story.
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Text: それを一つください。
Response: Please give me that one.
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Response Text: I (general)
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Text: 私が行きましょう。
Response: I'll go.
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Text: 私は毎朝コーヒーを飲みます。
Response: I drink coffee every morning.
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Response Text: work, job
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Text: 3月は仕事が忙しい。
Response: I'm busy at work in March.
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Text: 仕事のあと、映画を見た。
Response: I saw a movie after work.
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Response Text: when
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Text: 彼女はいつ来ますか。
Response: When is she coming?
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Text: 次はいつ会いましょうか。
Response: When shall we meet again?
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Response Text: do, make
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Text: 友達と一緒に宿題をした。
Response: I did my homework with my friend.
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Text: 男の子たちがサッカーをしている。
Response: The boys are playing soccer.
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Response Text: go out, leave
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Text: 今朝は早く家を出ました。
Response: I left the house early this morning.
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Text: 今日は5時に会社を出ます。
Response: I'll leave the office at five today.
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Response Text: use, make use of
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Text: このパソコンを使ってください。
Response: Please use this computer.
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Text: 彼女は辞書をよく使います。
Response: She often uses a dictionary.
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Response Text: place
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Text: 私は友達の所に泊まった。
Response: I stayed at my friend's place for the night.
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Text: 今年の夏休みには静かな所へ行きたい。
Response: I want to go to a quiet place this summer vacation.
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Response Text: make, create
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Text: 今、朝ご飯を作っています。
Response: I'm making breakfast now.
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Text: 母がコーンスープを作っている。
Response: My mother is making some corn chowder.
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Response Text: think
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Text: 私もそう思います。
Response: I think so, too.
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Text: あなたはどう思いますか。
Response: What do you think?
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Response Text: have, possess
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Text: 私は車を持っています。
Response: I have a car.
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Text: 私は黒いバッグを持っています。
Response: I have a black bag.
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Response Text: buy
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Text: 郵便局で切手を買いました。
Response: I bought a stamp at the post office.
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Text: 本を1冊買いました。
Response: I bought one book.
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Response Text: time, hour
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Text: 今は時間がありません。
Response: I don't have time now.
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Text: まだ学校へ行くには早い時間です。
Response: It's still too early to go to school.
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Response Text: know
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Text: 誰もその話を知らない。
Response: No one knows that story.
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Text: あの女の子を知っていますか。
Response: Do you know that girl?
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Response Text: same, identical
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Text: 彼の日本語のレベルは私と同じくらいだ。
Response: His Japanese level is about the same as mine.
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Text: いとこと私は同じ年です。
Response: My cousin and I are the same age.
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Response Text: now
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Text: 彼は今、勉強しています。
Response: He's studying now.
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Text: 今ホテルに着きました。
Response: I've just arrived at the hotel.
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Response Text: new
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Text: 彼の車は新しい。
Response: His car is new.
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Text: 新しいテーブルを買いました。
Response: I bought a new table.
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Response Text: become
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Text: 彼は医者になりました。
Response: He became a doctor.
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Text: 私は日本語の先生になりたいです。
Response: I want to become a Japanese teacher.
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Response Text: (not) yet, still
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Text: 宿題はまだ終わっていません。
Response: I haven't finished my homework yet.
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Text: 彼はまだ若いです。
Response: He's still young.
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Response Text: after
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Text: 仕事のあと、映画を見た。
Response: I saw a movie after work.
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Text: このあと、時間がありますか。
Response: Do you have time after this?
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Response Text: hear, ask, listen
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Text: 彼女はラジオを聞いています。
Response: She's listening to the radio.
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Text: 誰かに聞いてみてください。
Response: Please ask someone.
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Response Text: say, tell
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Text: 上司が「一杯、飲もう」と言った。
Response: My boss said: "Let's have a drink."
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Text: 彼はまた電話すると言いました。
Response: He said he'd call again.
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Response Text: few, little
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Text: 今年は雨が少ないです。
Response: There's not much rain this year.
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Text: この町には外人が少ない。
Response: There are few foreigners in this town.
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Response Text: high, tall
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Text: これがこの町で一番高いビルです。
Response: This is the tallest building in this town.
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Text: 彼はクラスで一番背が高い。
Response: He's the tallest in class.
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Response Text: child
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Text: 電車で子供が騒いでいた。
Response: Children were making a lot of noise in the train.
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Text: 子供はカレーライスが好きです。
Response: Kids like curry and rice.
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Response Text: so, that way
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Text: 私もそう思います。
Response: That's what I think too.
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Text: 彼女はそう言いました。
Response: She said so.
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Response Text: already, yet
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Text: 彼はもう帰りました。
Response: He's already gone home.
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Text: もうお金が無くなりました。
Response: I've run out of money already.
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Response Text: student
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Text: 彼は真面目な学生です。
Response: He's a serious student.
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Text: 僕は学生です。
Response: I'm a student.
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Response Text: hot (to touch)
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Text: このスープはとても熱い。
Response: This soup is very hot.
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Text: 私のおばあちゃんは熱いお茶が好きです。
Response: My grandmother likes hot tea.
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Response Text: please
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Text: こちらへどうぞ。
Response: This way please.
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Text: 次の方、どうぞ。
Response: Next please.
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Response Text: afternoon, p.m.
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Text: 明日の午後、お客様が来る。
Response: A guest is coming to visit tomorrow afternoon.
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Text: 午後8時に大阪に着きます。
Response: I will arrive in Osaka at 8:00 pm.
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Response Text: long
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Text: 彼女の髪はとても長い。
Response: Her hair is very long.
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Text: 夏は日が長い。
Response: Days are longer in summer.
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Response Text: book
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Text: 本を1冊買いました。
Response: I bought one book.
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Text: この本はすごく面白かった。
Response: This book was very interesting.
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Response Text: this year (colloquial)
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Text: 今年はイタリアに旅行したい。
Response: I want to travel to Italy this year.
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Text: 今年は雨が少ないです。
Response: There's not much rain this year.
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Response Text: often, well
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Text: 彼女はよく旅行に行きます。
Response: She often goes on holiday.
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Text: 彼はよく映画を見ます。
Response: He often watches movies.
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Response Text: she, girlfriend
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Text: 彼女はOLです。
Response: She's an office worker.
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Text: 彼女はいつも元気だ。
Response: She's always full of energy.
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Response Text: how, what
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Text: あなたはどう思いますか。
Response: What do you think?
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Text: 私はどうしたらいいですか。
Response: What should I do?
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Response Text: word, language
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Text: この言葉の意味が分かりません。
Response: I don't understand the meaning of this word.
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Text: 言葉に気を付けてください。
Response: Watch your mouth.
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Response Text: face
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Text: 彼はタオルで顔を拭きました。
Response: He wiped his face with a towel.
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Text: 早く顔を洗いなさい。
Response: Hurry up and wash your face.
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Response Text: finish, end
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Text: 会議は4時に終わります。
Response: The conference ends at four o'clock.
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Text: やっと仕事が終わりました。
Response: Finally, I finished my work.
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Response Text: one (thing)
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Text: それを一つください。
Response: Please give me one of those.
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Text: 問題が一つあります。
Response: There's one problem.
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Response Text: give, offer (colloquial)
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Text: この本、あなたにあげます。
Response: I'll give you this book.
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Text: 赤ちゃんにミルクをあげた。
Response: I gave the baby some milk.
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Response Text: like this, such
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Text: こう小さい字は読めない。
Response: I can't read such small letters.
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Text: 母はいつも私に「こうしなさい。」と言います。
Response: My mother always tells to do things "this (her) way."
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Response Text: school
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Text: 学校は8時半に始まります。
Response: School starts at 8:30.
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Text: この学校は1クラス30人です。
Response: This school has 30 people in each class.
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Response Text: be given
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Text: 友達が誕生日プレゼントをくれた。
Response: My friend gave me a birthday present.
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Text: 父が本をくれました。
Response: My father gave me a book.
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Response Text: start (something)
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Text: テストを始めてください。
Response: Please start the test.
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Text: そろそろ始めましょうか。
Response: Shall we start?
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Response Text: get up, get out of bed
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Text: 私は毎朝6時に起きます。
Response: I get up at six o'clock every morning.
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Text: 今日は7時に起きました。
Response: I got up at seven today.
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Response Text: spring
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Text: 今年の春は暖かいね。
Response: It's warm this spring, don't you think?
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Text: 私の一番好きな季節は春です。
Response: My favorite season is spring.
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Response Text: morning, a.m.
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Text: 午前9時のニュースです。
Response: Now for the 9.00 a.m. news.
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Text: ロンドンには午前10時に着きます。
Response: We're going to arrive in London at 10:00 a.m.
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Response Text: another, different
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Text: 別の本も見せてください。
Response: Please show me another book.
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Text: このTシャツの別の色はありますか。
Response: Do you have this T-shirt in another color?
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Response Text: where
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Text: あの本をどこに置きましたか。
Response: Where did you put that book?
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Text: 郵便局はどこですか。
Response: Where's the post office?
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Response Text: room
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Text: 私の部屋は2階にあります。
Response: My room is on the second floor.
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Text: そっちが私の部屋です。
Response: That's my room over there.
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Response Text: young
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Text: 彼はまだ若いです。
Response: He's still young.
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Text: その店は若い客が多いです。
Response: That shop has a lot of young customers.
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Response Text: car, automobile
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Text: 弟が車を買った。
Response: My younger brother bought a car.
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Text: 車を止めて。
Response: Stop the car.
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Response Text: put, place
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Text: 彼はかばんをいすの上に置きました。
Response: He put the bag on the chair.
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Text: あの本をどこに置きましたか。
Response: Where did you put that book?
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Response Text: live, reside
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Text: 彼は会社の近くに住んでいる。
Response: He lives near his office.
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Text: 彼はアパートに住んでいます。
Response: He lives in an apartment.
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Response Text: work
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Text: 姉は銀行で働いています。
Response: My big sister works at a bank.
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Text: 彼女はパートで働いています。
Response: She is working part time.
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Response Text: difficult
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Text: この本は難しいですね。
Response: This book is difficult.
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Text: 外国語を習うのは難しい。
Response: Learning foreign languages is hard.
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Response Text: teacher (colloquial)
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Text: 私は日本語の先生になりたいです。
Response: I want to become a Japanese teacher.
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Text: 彼の父親は先生です。
Response: His father is a teacher.
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Response Text: stand, rise
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Text: 彼はステージに立った。
Response: He stood on stage.
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Text: 道の真ん中に人が立っている。
Response: Someone is standing in the middle of the road.
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Response Text: call, name
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Text: ウェイターを呼びましょう。
Response: Let's call the waiter.
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Text: タクシーを呼んでください。
Response: Please call a taxi.
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Response Text: university, college
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Text: 大学に行ってもっと勉強したいです。
Response: I want to go to college and study more.
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Text: うちの息子は大学1年生です。
Response: My son's a college freshman.
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Response Text: cheap, inexpensive
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Text: この服はとても安かった。
Response: These clothes were very cheap.
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Text: あの店は魚が安いです。
Response: The fish at that store is cheap.
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Response Text: more
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Text: もっと近くに来てください。
Response: Please come closer.
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Text: もっとゆっくり話してください。
Response: Please speak more slowly.
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Response Text: go back home
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Text: 家に帰ろう。
Response: Let's go home.
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Text: 彼はもう帰りました。
Response: He's already gone home.
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Response Text: understand
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Text: 質問の意味は分かりましたか。
Response: Did you understand the meaning of the question?
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Text: その子は日本語が分からない。
Response: That kid doesn't understand Japanese.
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Response Text: wide, big
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Text: 彼の家はとても広い。
Response: His house is very big.
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Text: 海は広くて大きい。
Response: The sea is vast and wide.
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Response Text: number
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Text: グラスの数が足りません。
Response: We don't have enough number of glasses.
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Text: いすの数を数えてください。
Response: Please count the number of chairs.
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Response Text: near, close
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Text: 駅はここから近いです。
Response: The station is near here.
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Text: そのホテルは空港から近いですか。
Response: Is the hotel close to the airport?
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Response Text: there
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Text: そこに座ってください。
Response: Please sit there.
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Text: そこを左に曲がってください。
Response: Please turn left there.
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Response Text: run
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Text: 彼は毎晩3キロ走っています。
Response: Every night he runs three kilometers.
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Text: 彼は走るのが速い。
Response: He runs fast.
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Response Text: put in
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Text: 彼はかばんに手帳を入れた。
Response: He put the notebook in his bag.
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Text: コーヒーに砂糖は入れますか。
Response: Do you want sugar in your coffee?
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Response Text: teach, tell
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Text: 彼は数学を教えています。
Response: He teaches mathematics.
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Text: あなたの名前を教えてください。
Response: Please tell me your name.
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Response Text: walk, go on foot
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Text: 駅まで歩きましょう。
Response: Let's walk to the station.
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Text: 私は森を歩くのが好きです。
Response: I like to walk in the forest.
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Response Text: meet
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Text: また会いましょう。
Response: Let's meet again.
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Text: 昨日おじさんに会いました。
Response: I met my uncle yesterday.
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Response Text: write
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Text: 彼に手紙を書きました。
Response: I wrote him a letter.
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Text: お名前をカタカナで書いてください。
Response: Please write your name in katakana.
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Response Text: head
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Text: 今朝から頭が痛い。
Response: I've had a headache since this morning.
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Text: 彼はすごく頭がいいです。
Response: He is very smart.
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Response Text: sell
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Text: 彼は家を売った。
Response: He sold the house.
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Text: 私は、古い本を売りました。
Response: I sold old books.
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Response Text: like (something) a lot
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Text: 私は犬が大好きだ。
Response: I like dogs a lot.
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Text: 私は夏が大好き。
Response: I just love summer.
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Response Text: body, physique, physical condition
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Text: 私は体が丈夫だ。
Response: I'm physically strong.
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Text: タバコは体に悪い。
Response: Cigarettes are bad for your health.
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Response Text: at once, soon
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Text: 直ぐ行きます。
Response: I'll go right away.
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Text: 直ぐ来てください。
Response: Please come at once.
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Response Text: fly
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Text: 鳥が飛んでいます。
Response: There's a bird flying.
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Text: 飛行機が山の向こうへ飛んでいきました。
Response: An airplane flew beyond the mountain.
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Response Text: very (colloquial)
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Text: この本はとてもおもしろい。
Response: This book is very interesting.
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Text: このスープはとても熱い。
Response: This soup is very hot.
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Response Text: who
Transliterations:
Text: 誰と会ってみたいですか。
Response: Who would you like to meet?
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Text: 誰もその話を知らない。
Response: No one knows that story.
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Response Text: favorite, liked
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Text: 私はワインが好きです。
Response: I like wine.
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Text: 子供はカレーライスが好きです。
Response: Kids like curry and rice.
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Response Text: read
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Text: 彼女は雑誌を読んでいます。
Response: She's reading a magazine.
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Text: テキストを読んでください。
Response: Please read the textbook.
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Response Text: next
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Text: 次はいつ会いましょうか。
Response: When shall we meet again?
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Text: 次の駅で降ります。
Response: I get off at the next station.
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Response Text: you
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Text: これはあなたの鞄ですか。
Response: Is this your bag?
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Text: あなたの名前を教えてください。
Response: Please tell me your name.
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Response Text: drink
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Text: 友達とお酒を飲んでいます。
Response: I'm drinking sake with my friend.
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Text: ワインを少し飲みました。
Response: I drank a little wine.
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Response Text: old
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Text: 私は古い車が好きです。
Response: I like old cars.
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Text: あそこに古いお寺があります。
Response: There's an old temple there.
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Response Text: question
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Text: 質問のある方はどうぞ。
Response: Please feel free to ask any questions.
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Text: 質問は何ですか。
Response: What's your question?
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Response Text: today (colloquial)
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Text: 今日は仕事がありません。
Response: I don't have work today.
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Text: 今日は風が強いです。
Response: The wind is strong today.
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Response Text: friend, companion (colloquial)
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Text: 私には友達がたくさんいます。
Response: I have a lot of friends.
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Text: 友達とキャンプに行った。
Response: I went camping with my friend.
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Response Text: early
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Text: まだ学校へ行くには早い時間です。
Response: It's still too early to go to school.
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Text: 朝早い電車で行きましょう。
Response: Let's take an early-morning train.
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Response Text: what, which
Transliterations:
Text: この中でどれが好きですか。
Response: Which of these do you like?
Transliterations:
Text: ソースはどれですか。
Response: Which one is the sauce?
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