Description: This is Step 2 of the Japanese Core 1000, a series covering the 1,000 most commonly used words in Japanese. Mastering these 1,000 items and sentences will give you the vocabulary and sentence patterns to function in most everyday situations.
Difficulty Level: 1
Items Count: 100
Sentences Count: 195
Response Text: beautiful
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Text: この絵は美しいです。
Response: This picture is beautiful.
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Text: 今夜は星がとても美しい。
Response: The stars are very beautiful tonight.
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Response Text: always (colloquial)
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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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Text: 朝ご飯にはいつもパンを食べる。
Response: I always eat bread for breakfast.
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Response Text: leg, foot
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Text: 彼は足が長い。
Response: He has long legs.
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Text: 彼女は足が太い。
Response: She has fat legs.
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Response Text: wake (someone) up
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Text: 明日、6時に起こしてください。
Response: Please wake me up tomorrow at six o'clock.
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Text: 私は、毎朝7時に息子を起こします。
Response: Every morning I wake my son up at seven.
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Response Text: show
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Text: その写真を見せてください。
Response: Please show me those pictures.
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Text: 去年のデータを見せてください。
Response: Please show me last year's data.
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Response Text: daughter, girl
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Text: 私の娘はアメリカにいます。
Response: My daughter is in the United States.
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Text: 娘がピンクのドレスを着ている。
Response: My daughter is wearing a pink dress.
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Response Text: enjoy
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Text: 今日は一人の時間を楽しみたい。
Response: Today I want to enjoy some time to myself.
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Text: 日本の生活を楽しんでください。
Response: Please enjoy your life in Japan.
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Response Text: color
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Text: すてきな色のセーターですね。
Response: I like the color of your sweater.
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Text: どっちの色が好きですか。
Response: Which color do you like?
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Response Text: everybody (colloquial)
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Text: みんなにお菓子をあげましょう。
Response: Let's give everyone some sweets.
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Text: みんなにこのことを伝えてください。
Response: Please tell everyone about this matter.
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Response Text: take, get
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Text: テストでいい点を取った。
Response: I got a good score on the test.
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Text: メモを取ってください。
Response: Please take notes.
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Response Text: study
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Text: 私は日本語を勉強しています。
Response: I'm studying Japanese.
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Text: 彼は今、勉強しています。
Response: He's studying now.
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Response Text: can do, be good at
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Text: 彼女はイタリア語ができます。
Response: She can speak Italian.
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Text: トラックを運転できますか。
Response: Can you drive a truck?
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Response Text: short, brief
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Text: 彼は足が短い。
Response: His legs are short.
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Text: このセーターはちょっと短いですね。
Response: This sweater is a little short.
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Response Text: fall, come down
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Text: 猿も木から落ちる。
Response: Even monkeys fall from trees.
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Text: 道に何か落ちています。
Response: Something has fallen on the road.
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Response Text: son
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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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Text: 息子は中学生です。
Response: My son is a junior high school student.
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Response Text: white, blank
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Text: 彼は歯が白い。
Response: His teeth are white.
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Text: 庭に白いネコがいます。
Response: There's a white cat in the garden.
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Response Text: airplane
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Text: 息子は飛行機のおもちゃが好きです。
Response: My son likes toy airplanes.
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Text: 飛行機が1時間以上遅れた。
Response: The plane arrived over an hour late.
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Response Text: illness
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Text: 祖父が病気になった。
Response: My grandfather got sick.
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Text: 彼女は病気の犬を助けた。
Response: She helped a sick dog.
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Response Text: winter
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Text: カナダの冬はとても寒いです。
Response: Canadian winters are very cold.
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Text: 冬はよくスキーに行きます。
Response: We go skiing a lot in winter.
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Response Text: year, age
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Text: 新しい年が始まりました。
Response: A new year has started.
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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: heavy
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Text: このかばんは重いです。
Response: This bag is heavy.
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Text: この箱は重い。
Response: This box is heavy.
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Response Text: chest, breast
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Text: 胸に少し痛みがあります。
Response: I have a slight pain in my chest.
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Text: 彼女の髪は胸まである。
Response: Her hair goes down to her chest.
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Response Text: pay (money, respect, attention, etc.)
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Text: 私が払いましょう。
Response: I'll pay for that.
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Text: 別々に払いましょう。
Response: Let's pay separately.
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Response Text: light (of weight, degree, etc.)
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Text: この靴はとても軽い。
Response: These shoes are very light.
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Text: あなたのかばんは軽いですね。
Response: Your bag is light.
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Response Text: find
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Text: 新しい仕事を見つけました。
Response: I found a new job.
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Text: うまい寿司屋を見つけたよ。
Response: I found a good sushi restaurant.
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Response Text: forget, leave behind
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Text: 約束を忘れないでください。
Response: Please don't forget our promise.
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Text: 電車に傘を忘れた。
Response: I left my umbrella on the train.
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Response Text: alcohol, rice wine
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Text: 彼女は酒に強い。
Response: She holds her liquor well.
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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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Response Text: which (polite)
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Text: 肉と魚とどちらが好きですか。
Response: Which do you prefer, meat or fish?
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Text: コーヒーと紅茶、どちらにしますか。
Response: Which would you like, coffee or tea?
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Response Text: (one's own) older sister
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Text: 姉は大学生です。
Response: My big sister's a college student.
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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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Response Text: memorize, learn
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Text: 妹は平仮名を全部覚えました。
Response: My little sister learned all hiragana.
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Text: その車のナンバーを覚えていますか。
Response: Do you remember the car's license number?
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Response Text: narrow, small
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Text: 私の部屋は狭いです。
Response: My room is small.
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Text: 新しいオフィスはとても狭い。
Response: The new office is very small.
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Response Text: red
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Text: 赤いバラを買いました。
Response: I bought a red rose.
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Text: 赤い線を2本引いてください。
Response: Please draw two red lines.
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Response Text: wear, put on
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Text: 今日はスーツを着ています。
Response: I'm wearing a suit today.
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Text: このパジャマを着て。
Response: Put on these pajamas.
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Response Text: laugh, smile
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Text: 赤ん坊が笑っています。
Response: The baby is smiling.
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Text: 妹はよく笑います。
Response: My little sister laughs a lot.
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Response Text: most, best
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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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Text: これがこの町でいちばん高いビルです。
Response: This is the tallest building in this town.
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Response Text: class session, lecture
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Text: 今日は日本語の授業があります。
Response: We have a Japanese class today.
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Text: 私は英語の授業が好きです。
Response: I like my English class.
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Response Text: week
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Text: その次の週は空いてますか。
Response: Will you be available the following week?
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Text: 私は週に1回、テニスをします。
Response: I play tennis once a week.
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Response Text: Chinese character
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Text: 漢字は中国からきました。
Response: Kanji came from China.
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Text: この漢字の読み方を教えてください。
Response: Please tell me how to read this Chinese character.
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Response Text: bicycle
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Text: 毎日、駅まで自転車で行きます。
Response: I go to the station by bike every day.
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Text: 昨日、自転車で海に行きました。
Response: Yesterday, I cycled to the sea.
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Response Text: train
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Text: 私は電車で通学しています。
Response: I go to school by train.
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Text: 電車に傘を忘れた。
Response: I left my umbrella on the train.
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Response Text: search for, look for (someone or something one wants)
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Text: 彼は郵便局を探していました。
Response: He was looking for the post office.
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Text: 私は犬を探しています。
Response: I'm looking for my dog.
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Response Text: paper
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Text: 紙と鉛筆はありますか。
Response: Do you have paper and pencil?
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Text: 紙に大きな丸を描きました。
Response: I drew a big circle on the paper.
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Response Text: sing
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Text: 私たちは大きな声で歌いました。
Response: We sang loudly.
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Text: 母はいつもその歌を歌います。
Response: My mother always sings the song.
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Response Text: slow, late
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Text: 前の車はとても遅い。
Response: The car in front of me is very slow.
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Text: もう遅いので帰ります。
Response: It's late, so I'll get going.
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Response Text: neck
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Text: きりんの首は長い。
Response: Giraffes have long necks.
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Text: 朝起きてから首が痛いです。
Response: My neck has been aching since I woke up.
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Response Text: fast
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Text: 彼は走るのが速い。
Response: He runs fast.
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Text: この車はとても速いですよ。
Response: This car is very fast.
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Response Text: together, at the same time
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Text: 一緒に帰りましょう。
Response: Let's go home together.
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Text: もちろん一緒に行きます。
Response: Of course I'll go with you.
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Response Text: this month
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Text: 今月はとても忙しい。
Response: I'm very busy this month.
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Text: 今月はミーティングがたくさんあります。
Response: This month, we have lots of meetings.
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Response Text: play
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Text: 子供たちが公園で遊んでいる。
Response: Kids are playing in the park.
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Text: 友達とトランプをして遊びました。
Response: I played cards with my friends.
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Response Text: far, distant
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Text: 家から学校までは遠いです。
Response: It's a long way from my house to school.
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Text: 私の家は駅から遠いです。
Response: My house is far from the station.
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Response Text: weak
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Text: その子は体が少し弱い。
Response: That child has a somewhat weak constitution.
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Text: そのチームは弱かったです。
Response: The team was weak.
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Response Text: ear
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Text: 彼女は耳がよく聞こえません。
Response: Her hearing isn't very good.
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Text: うちのおじいちゃんは耳が遠い。
Response: My grandfather is hard of hearing.
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Response Text: sit, sit down
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Text: 私は窓側の席に座った。
Response: I sat in a window seat.
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Text: そこに座ってください。
Response: Please sit there.
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Response Text: right
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Text: 右のポケットにハンカチが入っています。
Response: I have a handkerchief in my right pocket.
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Text: 彼は右の耳がよく聞こえない。
Response: He can't hear well with his right ear.
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Response Text: take (a shower), bask
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Text: 私は朝、シャワーを浴びます。
Response: I take a shower in the morning.
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Text: 朝、急いでシャワーを浴びました。
Response: I took a very quick shower in the morning.
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Response Text: shoulder
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Text: 肩が凝りました。
Response: My shoulders are stiff.
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Text: この頃、よく肩が凝る。
Response: These days I often get stiff shoulders.
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Response Text: sleep, go to sleep
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Text: もう寝よう。
Response: Let's go to bed.
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Text: 彼はベッドで寝ています。
Response: He's sleeping in the bed.
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Response Text: switch off, turn off
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Text: 昼間は電気を消してください。
Response: Please turn the lights off during the day.
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Text: 火を消して。
Response: Put out the fire.
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Response Text: healthy, energetic
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Text: おかげさまで元気です。
Response: I'm fine, thank you.
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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: all, whole
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Text: それ、全部ください。
Response: I'll take them all.
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Text: 私は平仮名を全部読めます。
Response: I can read all hiragana.
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Response Text: last year (colloquial)
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Text: 私は去年フランスへ行った。
Response: I went to France last year.
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Text: 去年のデータを見せてください。
Response: Please show me last year's data.
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Response Text: draw, pull
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Text: このドアは引いてください。
Response: Please pull this door open.
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Text: 赤い線を2本引いてください。
Response: Please draw two red lines.
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Response Text: library
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Text: 図書館で料理の本を借りた。
Response: I borrowed a cookbook from the library.
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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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Response Text: raise, lift
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Text: 彼は荷物をあみだなに上げた。
Response: He put the luggage on the rack.
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Text: 分かった人は手を上げてください。
Response: Raise your hand if you know the answer.
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Response Text: green color, greenery
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Text: この町には緑がたくさんあります。
Response: There's a lot of greenery in this town.
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Text: あの町は緑を増やしています。
Response: That town is increasing its greenery.
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Response Text: arm
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Text: 彼の腕は太い。
Response: He has big arms.
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Text: ゴルフのあと、腕が痛くなりました。
Response: My arm started to hurt after (playing) golf.
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Response Text: door (loan word)
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Text: ドアを開けてください。
Response: Please open the door.
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Text: 電車のドアが開きました。
Response: The train door opened.
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Response Text: little girl
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Text: あの女の子を知っていますか。
Response: Do you know that little girl?
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Text: 彼女は普通の女の子だ。
Response: She's just a normal girl.
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Response Text: boy
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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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Text: このクラスは男の子の方が多いです。
Response: There are more boys in this class.
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Response Text: we (colloquial)
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Text: 私たちは来月結婚します。
Response: We will get married next month.
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Text: 私たちはビデオゲームをした。
Response: We played a video game.
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Response Text: near, close to
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Text: 駅の近くで食事をした。
Response: I ate near the station.
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Text: 私の家は駅の近くです。
Response: My house is near the station.
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Response Text: do, give
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Text: 一緒に宿題をやろう。
Response: Let's do our homework together.
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Text: 宿題は自分でやりなさい。
Response: Do your homework by yourself.
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Response Text: fairly, rather
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Text: 彼はかなり英語が上手です。
Response: His English is pretty good.
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Text: この問題はかなり易しいです。
Response: This problem is fairly easy.
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Response Text: country
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Text: 私の国について少しお話しましょう。
Response: Let me tell you a bit about my country.
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Text: 私はこの国の文化を勉強しています。
Response: I'm studying this country's culture.
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Response Text: happen
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Text: 町で大事件が起こりました。
Response: There was a major incident in town.
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Text: 大変なことが起こりました。
Response: A terrible thing happened.
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Response Text: autumn, fall
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Text: 彼女は秋に結婚します。
Response: She'll get married this fall.
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Text: 秋はぶどうがおいしいです。
Response: Grapes taste good in the autumn.
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Response Text: send
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Text: 彼の家に荷物を送りました。
Response: I sent a package to his house.
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Text: 彼にエアメールを送りました。
Response: I sent him a letter by airmail.
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Response Text: die
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Text: 犬が病気で死にました。
Response: Our dog died of disease.
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Text: うちのネコが死んで、とても悲しいです。
Response: I'm very sad that our cat died.
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Response Text: feeling, sensation
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Text: 彼の気持ちが分からない。
Response: I don't know how he feels about me.
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Text: このソファーは気持ちがいい。
Response: This sofa feels good.
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Response Text: ride, take
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Text: 駅からはタクシーに乗ってください。
Response: Please take a taxi from the station.
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Text: 私たちは船に乗った。
Response: We got on the ship.
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Response Text: be present, stay
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Text: 今日は一日中家にいました。
Response: I was at home all day today.
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Text: 父は家の中にいます。
Response: My father is inside the house.
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Response Text: tree, wood
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Text: 台風で木が倒れた。
Response: A tree fell down in the typhoon.
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Text: 猿も木から落ちる。
Response: Even monkeys fall from trees.
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Response Text: open, unlock (doors, windows, etc.)
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Text: 窓を開けてください。
Response: Please open the window.
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Text: 朝、カーテンを開けた。
Response: I opened the curtains in the morning.
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Response Text: shut, close (doors, windows, etc.)
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Text: ちゃんとドアを閉めてよ。
Response: Close the door properly.
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Text: 寒いので窓を閉めてください。
Response: It's cold, so please close the window.
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Response Text: continue, follow
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Text: 工事は3月まで続きます。
Response: Construction will continue until March.
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Text: ここ3日間、雨が続いています。
Response: It has been raining for the last three days.
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Response Text: doctor (polite)
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Text: 熱があるのでお医者さんに行った。
Response: I went to the doctor because I had a fever.
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Text: 私はこれからお医者さんに行きます。
Response: I'm going to a doctor now.
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Response Text: Japanese yen
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Text: カレーライスは700円です。
Response: The curry and rice is 700 yen.
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Text: この靴は1万円です。
Response: These shoes are ten thousand yen.
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Response Text: here
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Text: ここに本があります。
Response: There's a book here.
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Text: ここが私の家です。
Response: This is my house.
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Response Text: wait, wait for
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Text: あなたが来るのを待っています。
Response: I am waiting for you to come.
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Text: 私は二日待った。
Response: I waited two days.
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Response Text: low, short
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Text: 彼は背が低い。
Response: He's short.
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Text: 彼は低い声で言いました。
Response: He said (it) in a low voice.
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Response Text: receive, get (something from someone)
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Text: 彼女からプレゼントをもらいました。
Response: I got a present from her.
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Text: 誕生日にプレゼントをもらいました。
Response: I got some presents on my birthday.
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Response Text: eat
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Text: 昨日タイカレーを食べました。
Response: I had Thai curry yesterday.
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Text: 昨日の夜は肉をたくさん食べました。
Response: I ate a lot of meat last night.
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Response Text: (one's own) older brother
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Text: 兄は水泳が得意です。
Response: My big brother is good at swimming.
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Text: 兄はゴルフを始めました。
Response: My older brother started playing golf.
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Response Text: name
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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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Text: ローマ字で名前を書いてください。
Response: Please write your name in Roman letters.
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Response Text: husband
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Text: 私の夫はサラリーマンです。
Response: My husband is a company employee.
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Text: 夫を「パパ」と呼ぶ女の人は少なくない。
Response: Many women call their husbands "Dad."
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Response Text: one
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Text: 一から始めましょう。
Response: Let's start from scratch.
Transliterations:
Text: 日本語で一から十まで数えてください。
Response: Please count from one to ten in Japanese.
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Response Text: marriage
Transliterations:
Text: 彼女は来月結婚します。
Response: She's getting married next month.
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Text: 私たちは先月11日に結婚しました。
Response: We got married last month on the 11th.
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Response Text: parent
Transliterations:
Text: 親の愛はありがたい。
Response: Parental love should be appreciated.
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Text: 彼女もそのうち、親の気持ちが分かるだろう。
Response: Sooner or later, she'll come to understand her parents' feelings.
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Response Text: speak, talk
Transliterations:
Text: 母と電話で話しました。
Response: I spoke to my mother on the phone.
Transliterations:
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: a bit, a little while
Transliterations:
Text: 少し疲れました。
Response: I'm a little tired.
Transliterations:
Text: ワインを少し飲みました。
Response: I drank a little wine.
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