Description: Welcome to Step 2 of the Japanese Core 2000. Mastering all the items in the Core 1000 and Core 2000 will give you a very strong foundation in Japanese. Not only will you understand dialogue in most basic situations, you'll also start to develop skills for reading on your own.
Difficulty Level: 2
Items Count: 100
Sentences Count: 200
Response Text: every year (formal)
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Text: 毎年給料が上がる。
Response: My salary goes up every year.
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Text: 野菜の値段が毎年上がっています。
Response: The prices of vegetables go up every year.
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Response Text: every week
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Text: 私は毎週母に電話をします。
Response: I call my mother every week.
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Text: この週刊誌を毎週買っているの。
Response: I buy this weekly magazine every week.
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Response Text: how many times, how many degrees
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Text: あの店には何度も行きました。
Response: I've been to that shop many times.
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Text: 子どもの時、母と一緒に何度かディズニーランドに行きました。
Response: When I was a child, I went to Disney Land several times with my mother.
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Response Text: not easily, not readily (in a negative sentence)
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Text: 荷物がなかなか届きません。
Response: The parcel still hasn't arrived.
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Text: バスがなかなか来ません。
Response: The bus is taking forever.
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Response Text: earlier, only a moment ago
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Text: さっきの話を続けましょう。
Response: Let's continue the conversation we had earlier.
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Text: さっき郵便が届きました。
Response: The mail has just arrived.
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Response Text: after a long time
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Text: 明日、久しぶりに友達に会います。
Response: Tomorrow I'm meeting a friend I haven't seen for a long time.
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Text: 彼に会ったのは久しぶりです。
Response: It's been a while since I've seen him.
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Response Text: convenience
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Text: インターネットはとても便利です。
Response: The Internet is very convenient.
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Text: 自転車は便利な乗り物です。
Response: Bicycles are a convenient form of transport.
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Response Text: trouble, annoyance
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Text: 人に迷惑をかけてはいけません。
Response: You shouldn't cause trouble for other people.
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Text: 夜中に電話したら迷惑ですよ。
Response: It's annoying if you call at midnight.
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Response Text: so much
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Text: 一度にそんなにたくさんはできない。
Response: You can't do so much at one time.
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Text: あのスーツはそんなに高くない。
Response: The suit is not that pricey.
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Response Text: be surprised, be startled (casual)
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Text: 大きな音にびっくりしました。
Response: I was startled by a sudden noise.
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Text: 急に名前を呼ばれてびっくりしました。
Response: I was surprised when my name was suddenly called.
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Response Text: suffice, be enough
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Text: お金が足りなくて買えなかった。
Response: I couldn't buy it because I didn't have enough money.
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Text: 千円で足りました。
Response: One thousand yen was enough.
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Response Text: get tired, become fatigued
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Text: 今日は疲れました。
Response: I've been tired today.
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Text: 少し疲れました。
Response: I've been a little tired.
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Response Text: cruel, awful
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Text: 妹とひどい喧嘩をした。
Response: I had an awful fight with my little sister.
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Text: 今日はひどい雨になりましたね。
Response: We ended up having a terrible downpour today.
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Response Text: (not ) at all
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Text: この本は全然面白くなかった。
Response: This book wasn't interesting at all.
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Text: 今月はお金が全然足りません。
Response: This month I don't have enough money at all.
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Response Text: cat
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Text: 私は猫が大好きです。
Response: I love cats.
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Text: 庭に白い猫がいます。
Response: There's a white cat in the garden.
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Response Text: department store (loan word)
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Text: 私はデパートで靴を買った。
Response: I bought a pair of shoes at the department store.
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Text: 私たちは、子供を連れてデパートに行った。
Response: I took my kids along to a department store.
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Response Text: rest room, lavatory (loan word)
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Text: トイレを掃除しましたか。
Response: Did you clean the toilet?
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Text: すみません、トイレはどこですか。
Response: Excuse me, where is the washroom?
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Response Text: subway
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Text: 私は地下鉄で通勤しています。
Response: I commute to work by subway.
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Text: 次の駅で地下鉄に乗り換えます。
Response: I'm transfering to the subway at the next station.
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Response Text: parking area, parking lot
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Text: 車は駐車場に止めてください。
Response: Please park your car in the parking lot.
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Text: この駐車場は1時間400円です。
Response: This parking lot costs 400 yen per hour.
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Response Text: hit, bump into
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Text: 車が電柱にぶつかった。
Response: The car crashed into the telephone pole.
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Text: スマホを見ていたら人にぶつかった。
Response: When I was on my smart phone, I bumped into someone.
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Response Text: (passenger) fare
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Text: 鉄道の運賃が値上げされたね。
Response: Train fares have gone up.
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Text: 運賃は降りる時に払ってください。
Response: Please pay the fare when you get off.
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Response Text: commuting to school
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Text: 毎朝、通学に1時間かかる。
Response: It takes me an hour to commute to school every morning.
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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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Response Text: see (someone) off
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Text: 彼が外国に行くのを見送りました。
Response: I saw him off on his trip overseas.
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Text: 私たちはみんなで彼を見送りました。
Response: We all saw him off.
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Response Text: cry, weep
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Text: 妹はすぐに泣く。
Response: My little sister cries easily.
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Text: どうして泣いているの。
Response: How come you are crying?
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Response Text: restaurant
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Text: レストランでインド料理を食べました。
Response: I ate Indian food at the restaurant.
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Text: レストランを予約しました。
Response: I made a reservation at the restaurant.
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Response Text: memo, note
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Text: メモを取ってください。
Response: Please take notes.
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Text: 用件をメモしておきました。
Response: I made a note of the matter.
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Response Text: reservation, appointment
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Text: レストランを予約しました。
Response: I made a reservation at the restaurant.
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Text: 予約は要りません。
Response: Reservations are not required.
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Response Text: assigned number
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Text: この番号に電話してください。
Response: Please call this number.
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Text: 電話番号を間違えました。
Response: I called the wrong number.
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Response Text: order
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Text: レストランでピザを注文しました。
Response: I ordered pizza at the restaurant.
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Text: カタログを見て注文したんだ。
Response: I looked at the catalog and placed an order.
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Response Text: bread
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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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Text: 私はパンよりご飯が好きだ。
Response: I prefer rice to bread.
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Response Text: wine
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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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Text: 私はワインが好きです。
Response: I like wine.
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Response Text: material, ingredient
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Text: サラダの材料をそろえました。
Response: I have all the ingredients for the salad.
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Text: カレーの材料を買いに行きましょう。
Response: Let's go and get ingredients for curry.
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Response Text: pork
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Text: 豚肉は美味しいです。
Response: Pork is delicious.
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Text: 今、豚肉が安くなっていますよ。
Response: Now pork has become cheap.
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Response Text: bake, grill
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Text: 今、魚を焼いています。
Response: I'm grilling fish now.
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Text: 晩ご飯に肉を焼きました。
Response: I grilled meat for dinner.
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Response Text: (pleasant) smell, odor
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Text: いい匂いがする。
Response: It smells good.
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Text: 私はバラの匂いが大好きです。
Response: I love the smell of roses.
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Response Text: attach, apply, put
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Text: おまけを付けました。
Response: I put a freebie in there.
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Text: プレゼントにリボンを付けた。
Response: I put a ribbon on the present.
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Response Text: lose weight, become thin
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Text: 私は少し痩せました。
Response: I've lost a little weight.
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Text: お医者さんに痩せるように言われました。
Response: I was told by my doctor to lose weight.
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Response Text: deliver
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Text: これを彼に届けてください。
Response: Please send this to him.
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Text: この花をおばあちゃんに届けてください。
Response: Please deliver this flower to my grandmother.
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Response Text: be in time, suffice
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Text: 授業に間に合いました。
Response: I made it in time for class.
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Text: 駅まで走って電車に間に合いました。
Response: I ran to the station and made it to the train.
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Response Text: turn, face
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Text: こっちを向いてください。
Response: Please turn this way.
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Text: 後ろを向いて。
Response: Turn around.
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Response Text: strength
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Text: 風の強さに驚きました。
Response: I was surprised at the strength of the wind.
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Text: 私は女性にも強さが必要だと思います。
Response: I think women need strength, too.
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Response Text: one's specialty, be good at
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Text: 彼は歌が得意です。
Response: He's good at singing.
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Text: 彼女はギターが得意です。
Response: She's good at the guitar.
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Response Text: spread on, paint
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Text: 壁にペンキを塗っています。
Response: I'm painting the wall.
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Text: 手にハンドクリームを塗りました。
Response: I put hand cream on my hands.
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Response Text: throw
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Text: ボールをこっちに投げてください。
Response: Please throw the ball over here.
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Text: 彼はボールを投げた。
Response: He threw the ball.
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Response Text: learn, take lessons
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Text: 私はダンスを習っています。
Response: I'm learning how to dance.
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Text: 昔、ピアノを習っていました。
Response: I used to take piano lessons.
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Response Text: attention, notice
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Text: 私たちはその会社に注目している。
Response: We have our eyes on that company.
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Text: この写真の右側の花に注目してください。
Response: Please pay attention to the flowers on the right side of this picture.
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Response Text: future
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Text: 未来は誰にも分からない。
Response: No one knows the future.
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Text: お二人の未来に乾杯しましょう。
Response: Let's drink a toast to the couple's future.
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Response Text: box, case
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Text: この箱は重い。
Response: This box is heavy.
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Text: 棚からその箱を下ろしてください。
Response: Please take the box down from the shelf.
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Response Text: right hand, the right hand side
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Text: 私は右手で字を書きます。
Response: I write right-handed.
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Text: 彼は右手でボールを取りました。
Response: He caught the ball with his right hand.
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Response Text: left hand
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Text: 彼女は左手で字を書く。
Response: She writes left-handed.
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Text: 私はいつも左手に時計をします。
Response: I always wear a watch on my left hand.
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Response Text: pool
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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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Text: プールは人でいっぱいです。
Response: The pool is packed.
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Response Text: piano
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Text: 昔、ピアノを習っていました。
Response: I used to take piano lessons.
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Text: このピアノは音があまり良くない。
Response: That piano's sound isn't very good.
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Response Text: shine, emit light, sparkle
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Text: 波がきらきら光っていました。
Response: The waves sparkled brilliantly.
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Text: 星がきらきら光っている。
Response: The stars are shining brightly.
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Response Text: step on, tread on
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Text: 運転手がブレーキを踏んだ。
Response: The driver stepped on the brake.
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Text: 花を踏まないでください。
Response: Don't step on the flowers.
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Response Text: separately
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Text: 別々に払いましょう。
Response: Let's pay separately.
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Text: 私たち夫婦は別々の部屋で寝ています。
Response: We, husband and wife, sleep in different rooms.
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Response Text: ball
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Text: 彼はボールを投げた。
Response: He threw the ball.
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Text: ボールが彼の頭に当たった。
Response: The ball hit him on the head.
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Response Text: grasp, grip, hold
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Text: 少女は母親の手を握った。
Response: The girl held her mother's hand.
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Text: ずっとペンを握っていたので、手が痛いです。
Response: Because I was holding a pen the whole time, my hand hurts.
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Response Text: deep red
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Text: 彼の顔は真っ赤でした。
Response: His face was all red.
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Text: 彼女は真っ赤なドレスを着ていました。
Response: She was wearing a deep red dress.
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Response Text: pick up
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Text: 道で財布を拾った。
Response: I picked up a wallet on the street.
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Text: 私は子猫を拾いました。
Response: I picked up a kitten (and brought it home).
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Response Text: turn, rotate (something)
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Text: ねじは左に回すと外れます。
Response: Turn the screw to the left, and it will come off.
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Text: そのピッチャーは右腕を大きく回した。
Response: The pitcher swung his right arm around vigorously.
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Response Text: notebook (loan word)
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Text: ノートを開いてください。
Response: Please open your notebook.
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Text: 大切なことはノートに書いてください。
Response: Please write down important things in your notebook.
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Response Text: resign, leave (one's job), quit
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Text: 彼は会社を辞めます。
Response: He's leaving the company.
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Text: こんな会社、もう辞めたい。
Response: I want to leave this (sort of) company now.
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Response Text: shake, sway
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Text: 風で木が揺れています。
Response: The trees are swaying in the wind.
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Text: 地震で家がかなり揺れました。
Response: The house shook quite a lot due to an earthquake.
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Response Text: fine, elegant, magnificent
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Text: 彼は立派な人です。
Response: He's a fine man.
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Text: 彼らは立派な家を建てました。
Response: They built a magnificent house.
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Response Text: practice, training
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Text: 娘は今、バイオリンを練習しています。
Response: My daughter is practicing the violin now.
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Text: 息子は土曜日も日曜日もサッカーの練習に行く。
Response: My son goes to soccer practice on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Response Text: divide, split, break
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Text: 皿を落として割った。
Response: I dropped the plate and broke it.
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Text: 卵を三つ割ってください。
Response: Please crack three eggs.
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Response Text: part, section
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Text: この部分は問題ないです。
Response: There's no problem with this part.
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Text: あなたのレポートのこの部分を直してください。
Response: Please modify this part of your report.
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Response Text: wipe, dry
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Text: タオルで体を拭きました。
Response: I wiped myself with a towel.
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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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Response Text: invite
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Text: 両親を食事に招いた。
Response: I invited my parents for a meal.
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Text: 私は友達のホームパーティーに招かれました。
Response: I was invited to a friend's house party.
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Response Text: urgent, steep
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Text: 急な坂道を上った。
Response: I went up the steep hill.
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Text: 彼の入院は急なことで、みんな驚いた。
Response: Everyone was surprised that he was suddenly hospitalized.
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Response Text: become dirty
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Text: エプロンをしないと服が汚れます。
Response: Your clothes will get dirty if you don't wear an apron.
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Text: ズボンが汚れた。
Response: My trousers got dirty.
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Response Text: cross, go across
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Text: 私たちは歩いて橋を渡った。
Response: We walked over the bridge.
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Text: 小さな川を渡りました。
Response: I crossed a stream.
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Response Text: on the way, half way
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Text: 途中で30分ほど休みましょう。
Response: Let's take a rest on the way for about 30 minutes.
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Text: 途中で財布を落としました。
Response: I lost my purse on the way.
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Response Text: interview (loan word)
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Text: 彼はインタビューに、はきはきと答えてたよ。
Response: His answers were very clear in the interview.
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Text: 今日はインタビューが二つ入っています。
Response: I have two interviews today.
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Response Text: steal, rob
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Text: 誰かが私のカバンを盗みました。
Response: Someone stole my bag.
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Text: 私は財布を盗まれました。
Response: My wallet was stolen.
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Response Text: usual, ordinary
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Text: 私は普段はTシャツとジーンズを着ています。
Response: I usually wear a T-shirt and jeans.
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Text: 私は普段、自転車で大学に行きます。
Response: I usually go to university by bicycle.
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Response Text: Japanese inn
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Text: 京都では旅館に泊まりました。
Response: I stayed at an inn in Kyoto.
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Text: 旅館の朝食にのりが出ました。
Response: Dried seaweed was served for breakfast at the inn.
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Response Text: museum
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Text: 昨日、車の博物館に行った。
Response: I went to the car museum yesterday.
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Text: ロンドンに有名な博物館があります。
Response: There is a famous museum in London.
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Response Text: platform (for short)
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Text: もうすぐこのホームに電車が来ます。
Response: The train will arrive on this platform soon.
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Text: ホームのいちばん前で待ってます。
Response: I'll be waiting for you at the very front of the platform.
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Response Text: move, relocate
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Text: 来月、大阪に引っ越します。
Response: I'll move to Osaka next month.
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Text: 私たちは先週、北海道から引っ越してきました。
Response: We moved (here) from Hokkaido last week.
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Response Text: baggage, load
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Text: 彼は大きな荷物を持ってきた。
Response: He brought a large suitcase.
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Text: 九日に荷物が届きます。
Response: The package will arrive on the ninth.
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Response Text: rent for a place to live
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Text: ここの家賃は12万円です。
Response: The rent here is 120,000 yen.
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Text: ここは家賃が高いので引っ越したいです。
Response: The rent is expensive here, so I want to move out.
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Response Text: plan
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Text: 彼は一人旅の計画を立てた。
Response: He planned a journey alone.
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Text: 私たちは今年の夏休みにキャンプを計画しています。
Response: We are planning a camp during this year's summer vacation.
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Response Text: hallway, corridor
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Text: 廊下は走らないでください。
Response: Don't run in the hallway.
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Text: 廊下から大きな足音が聞こえた。
Response: I heard loud footsteps from the hallway.
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Response Text: ceiling
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Text: この部屋は天井が高いですね。
Response: This room has a high ceiling.
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Text: 私は眠れるまでずっと天井を見ていた。
Response: I stared at the ceiling until I could fall asleep.
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Response Text: 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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Text: ベッドで赤ちゃんが眠っています。
Response: The baby's sleeping in the bed.
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Response Text: sofa, couch
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Text: このソファーは気持ちがいい。
Response: This sofa is comfortable.
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Text: 私の犬はいつもこのソファーに座ります。
Response: My dog always sits on this sofa.
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Response Text: roof
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Text: 屋根にカラスが止まっています。
Response: There's a crow on the roof.
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Text: ネコが屋根に上っている。
Response: The cat's up on the roof.
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Response Text: festival
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Text: 彼女は祭りが大好きです。
Response: She loves festivals.
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Text: 5月に浅草でとても有名なお祭りがあります。
Response: In May a very famous festival takes place in Asakusa.
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Response Text: divorce
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Text: 友人が離婚しました。
Response: My friend got divorced.
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Text: 私たちには子供がいますが、離婚を考えています。
Response: We have a child, but we are thinking about a divorce.
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Response Text: leaf
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Text: これは桜の葉です。
Response: This is a cherry tree leaf.
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Text: 秋は木の葉が赤や黄色になります。
Response: In fall, the tree leaves turn red or yellow.
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Response Text: light boat, small craft
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Text: 池でボートに乗りました。
Response: I got on the boat at the pond.
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Text: ボートが川に沈んだ。
Response: The boat sank in the river.
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Response Text: burn, catch on fire
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Text: 山が燃えています。
Response: The mountain's on fire.
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Text: 庭で何かが燃えています。
Response: Something is burning in the yard.
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Response Text: roll up, wrap
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Text: 彼は頭にタオルを巻いていた。
Response: He had a towel tied around his head.
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Text: 彼女は今日、髪をきれいに巻いています。
Response: She curled her hair neatly today.
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Response Text: plastic
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Text: このカップはプラスチックです。
Response: This cup is plastic.
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Text: パーティーのためにプラスチックのスプーンとフォークを買いました。
Response: For the party we bought plastic spoons and forks.
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Response Text: go and visit (place)
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Text: 私は夏に京都を訪れました。
Response: I went to and visited Kyoto this summer.
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Text: 年間5万人がここを訪れます。
Response: This place gets 50,000 visitors a year.
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Response Text: tear, breach
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Text: 彼は約束を破った。
Response: He broke his promise.
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Text: その男の子は、学校からの手紙を破って捨てました。
Response: That boy tore up the letter from his school and threw it away.
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Response Text: relation, relationship
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Text: 彼はその事件に関係がない。
Response: He has nothing to do with that incident.
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Text: 私と彼は親しい関係にあります。
Response: He and I have a close relationship.
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Response Text: unhappiness, misfortune
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Text: 彼女の家族に不幸があった。
Response: A misfortune befell her family.
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Text: 彼女は自分が不幸だと思っています。
Response: She thinks she is unfortunate.
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Response Text: (sound) recording
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Text: そのラジオ番組はもう録音しました。
Response: I've already recorded that radio show.
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Text: 日本人の友達に日本語の文章を録音してもらいました。
Response: I had my Japanese friend record Japanese sentences.
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