Description: Welcome to Step 8 of the Japanese Core 3000. Mastering all 3,000 items and sentences of the Japanese Core 1000, 2000, and 3000 will put you in a position to start reading Japanese without the assistance of dictionaries.
Difficulty Level: 3
Items Count: 100
Sentences Count: 100
Response Text: self
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Text: 自分自身を疑ってはいけません。
Response: Don't doubt yourself.
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Response Text: catch (a cold, etc.), come down with
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Text: 彼女はインフルエンザにかかっていますね。
Response: She has come down with the flu.
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Response Text: seek, yearn for
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Text: 子供は親の愛を求めます。
Response: Children seek parental love.
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Response Text: give (honorific)
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Text: 先生が手紙を下さいました。
Response: The teacher gave me a letter.
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Response Text: yesterday (formal)
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Text: 昨日は雨でしたね。
Response: It rained yesterday.
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Response Text: origin, former
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Text: あの人は卓球の元選手です。
Response: That person is a former table tennis player.
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Response Text: type, model
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Text: 新しい型のカメラを買いました。
Response: I bought a new-model camera.
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Response Text: each, respectively
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Text: 人はそれぞれ考え方が違います。
Response: Each person has different ideas.
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Response Text: local region
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Text: この地方は漁業が盛んです。
Response: The fishing industry is flourishing in this local region.
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Response Text: surface, side
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Text: 彼の意外な面を見た。
Response: I saw an unexpected side of him.
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Response Text: actually
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Text: あれは実は私の勘違いでした。
Response: Actually, that was my misunderstanding.
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Response Text: night, evening
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Text: あと1時間で夜が明けますね。
Response: The dawn will break in an hour.
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Response Text: ground, place
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Text: 彼はその地で残りの生涯を過ごしたんだ。
Response: He spent the rest of his life in that place.
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Response Text: discussion, debate
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Text: 父は議論好きです。
Response: My father likes to engage in debates.
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Response Text: before, ago
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Text: 以前彼はこの町に住んでいたんだ。
Response: He lived in this town before.
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Response Text: specialty, profession
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Text: 法律は私の専門です。
Response: My specialty is law.
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Response Text: tell, say (humble)
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Text: 結果を申し上げます。
Response: I'll tell you the results.
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Response Text: action, conduct
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Text: 彼の行動は理解できない。
Response: I can't understand his conduct.
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Response Text: ratio, rate
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Text: その手術の成功率は90%だそうです。
Response: The success rate of the operation is said to be 90 %.
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Response Text: supervisor, film director
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Text: その監督はアカデミー賞を受賞したよな。
Response: The director won an Academy Award.
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Response Text: consciousness, awareness
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Text: 彼は意識を失いました。
Response: He lost consciousness.
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Response Text: recognize, permit
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Text: 父が彼女との結婚を認めてくれました。
Response: My father gave me permission to marry her.
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Response Text: reference, consultation
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Text: この本を参考にしてください。
Response: Please refer to this book.
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Response Text: team
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Text: 彼はチームの一員です。
Response: He's a member of the team.
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Response Text: reality
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Text: 現実は予想より厳しかった。
Response: The reality was harsher than I expected.
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Response Text: value, worth
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Text: とても価値のある話を聞いたよ。
Response: I heard a very valuable story.
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Response Text: theme, subject matter
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Text: 講演のテーマは何ですか。
Response: What's the theme of the lecture?
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Response Text: contain, include
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Text: その食品は有害物質を含んでいるぞ。
Response: The food contains a poisonous substance.
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Response Text: opportunity, time
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Text: この際はっきり言っておきます。
Response: I'd like to take this opportunity to speak frankly.
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Response Text: all, everything
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Text: 彼に全てのことを伝えた。
Response: I told him everything.
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Response Text: minister
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Text: 大臣が汚職で逮捕されました。
Response: The minister was arrested for corruption.
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Response Text: state, nation
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Text: 首相は国家のリーダーだ。
Response: The Prime Minister is the leader of the nation.
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Response Text: match, game
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Text: 明日の試合は何時からですか。
Response: What time is the game tomorrow?
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Response Text: after all, finally
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Text: 彼は結局何を言いたかったのだろう。
Response: I wonder what he wanted to say after all.
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Response Text: consumption, spending
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Text: 日本は消費大国と言われています。
Response: It is said that Japan is a country of great consumption.
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Response Text: one's life (to lead)
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Text: 彼は自分の人生を振り返ったわ。
Response: He looked back on his life.
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Response Text: quantity, amount
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Text: 最近、食事の量を減らしています。
Response: Lately, I'm cutting down on the amount of food I eat.
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Response Text: mind, mentality
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Text: 彼女は今、精神が不安定だ。
Response: She is mentally unstable now.
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Response Text: level
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Text: 自分のレベルに合った授業を選んでください。
Response: Please choose a class suitable to your level.
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Response Text: we (literary)
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Text: 我々の決意は固いです。
Response: Our decision is firm.
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Response Text: guide, instruction
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Text: 彼は生徒の指導が上手ね。
Response: He gives good instructions to his students.
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Response Text: tomorrow (very formal)
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Text: 明日、会議を開きます。
Response: We'll have a meeting tomorrow.
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Response Text: materials, data
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Text: 図書館で資料を借りてきました。
Response: I borrowed some materials from the library.
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Response Text: group, organization
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Text: サッカーは団体競技です。
Response: Soccer is a team (group) sport.
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Response Text: the most
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Text: 彼は世界で最も速い男です。
Response: He's the fastest man in the world.
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Response Text: perfect, complete
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Text: この古い寺院は今でも完全な形を保っているんだ。
Response: This old Buddhist temple still maintains its complete form.
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Response Text: goods, item
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Text: そちらの品は半額になっています。
Response: Those goods are half-price.
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Response Text: male, man
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Text: 彼は素敵な男性です。
Response: He's a wonderful man.
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Response Text: military
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Text: 怪我人は軍の病院に運ばれたよ。
Response: The injured were taken to the military hospital.
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Response Text: depict, draw
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Text: 彼は人物を描くのがうまいな。
Response: He is good at drawing people.
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Response Text: final, last (of something repeated)
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Text: 東京行きの最終電車は何時ですか。
Response: What time is the last train for Tokyo?
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Response Text: center (for an activity, etc.), hub
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Text: このセンターで工場全体を管理しています。
Response: We manage the entire operation of the factory in this center.
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Response Text: obstacle, disorder
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Text: まずは障害を取り除いてから計画を進めよう。
Response: Let's remove the obstacles first before we proceed with the plan.
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Response Text: medical service, healthcare
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Text: 医療関係の仕事をしています。
Response: I work in healthcare.
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Response Text: receive, eat (humble)
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Text: お客様にお菓子を頂いた。
Response: We received some sweets from our customer.
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Response Text: finance
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Text: 彼は金融関係の会社で働いています。
Response: He works at a financial company.
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Response Text: learn, study
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Text: 私は哲学を学んでいます。
Response: I study philosophy.
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Response Text: growth
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Text: 庭の木、大きく成長したわね。
Response: The tree in the garden has grown a lot.
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Response Text: appearance (on stage, etc.)
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Text: 彼女の登場で会場は盛り上がったね。
Response: The audience got excited when she made her appearance.
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Response Text: knowledge
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Text: 私は旅行から多くの知識を得た。
Response: I gained a lot of knowledge from traveling.
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Response Text: friend (formal)
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Text: 彼は高校時代からの友人です。
Response: He's my old friend from high school.
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Response Text: image
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Text: 彼には清潔なイメージがあるね。
Response: He has a clean image.
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Response Text: top, the best
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Text: 彼はトップの成績で合格しました。
Response: He passed with the top grades.
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Response Text: tax
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Text: これ以上税が上がると生活できないね。
Response: We wouldn't be able to make a living with any further tax increase.
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Response Text: alteration, change
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Text: 予定が変更になりました。
Response: The schedule has been changed.
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Response Text: limit
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Text: 限りある資源を大切にしよう。
Response: Let's take good care of limited resources.
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Response Text: ceremony
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Text: 彼らは教会で式を挙げました。
Response: They had a wedding ceremony in the church.
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Response Text: development, storyline (plot)
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Text: 話の展開に付いていけない。
Response: I can't follow the storyline.
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Response Text: interest
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Text: 彼女は心理学に興味があるよ。
Response: She is interested in psychology.
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Response Text: include
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Text: 私を含めて10人が参加しました。
Response: Ten people participated, including myself.
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Response Text: editing
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Text: 私は雑誌の編集の仕事をしています。
Response: I work as a magazine editor.
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Response Text: selection, choice
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Text: この5種類から選択できます。
Response: You can select one from these five types.
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Response Text: no charge, free
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Text: お飲み物は無料でございます。
Response: Beverages are free of charge.
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Response Text: body, oneself, one's status
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Text: 旅行中は身の安全が第一です。
Response: Personal safety is the number one priority when traveling.
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Response Text: analysis
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Text: 今の経済の動きを分析しています。
Response: We're analyzing today's economic movements.
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Response Text: budget
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Text: 車の費用、予算オーバーだ。
Response: The car expenses are over budget.
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Response Text: target, goal
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Text: 私は父を目標にしています。
Response: My goal is to become like my father.
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Response Text: correspondence, communication
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Text: 通信教育はとても便利です。
Response: Distance learning is very convenient.
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Response Text: turn toward, point at
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Text: 彼は上司に怒りの目を向けたんだよ。
Response: He turned his angry eyes towards his boss.
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Response Text: time (formal)
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Text: ただ今の時刻は6時35分です。
Response: The time now is 6:35.
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Response Text: reverse, opposite
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Text: 駅は逆方向です。
Response: The station is in the opposite direction.
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Response Text: supreme, best
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Text: これまでで最高の結果が出たよ。
Response: I've got the best results.
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Response Text: profit, benefit
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Text: 先月の利益は200万円でした。
Response: Last month's profit was two million yen.
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Response Text: office work, business
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Text: 事務の経験が3年あります。
Response: I have three years experience in clerical work.
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Response Text: publishing, publication
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Text: この本は15年前に出版された。
Response: This book was published 15 years ago.
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Response Text: professional
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Text: 彼はスケートのプロです。
Response: He's a professional skater.
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Response Text: various, diverse
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Text: その都市には様々な人種が集まっているわ。
Response: The city has a variety of racial groups.
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Response Text: state, province
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Text: 来月、隣の州に引っ越します。
Response: I will move to the neighboring state next month.
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Response Text: commonality
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Text: 私たちは共通の趣味を持っています。
Response: We have a common hobby.
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Response Text: present age, modern times
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Text: 現代の科学の進歩には驚くよ。
Response: The advancement of modern science will surprise you.
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Response Text: damage, harm
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Text: 彼の家は台風の被害にあったの。
Response: His house was damaged in the typhoon.
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Response Text: new, fresh
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Text: 新たな計画が進んでいます。
Response: A new plan is in progress.
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Response Text: suitability, equivalence
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Text: 1ポンドは454グラムに相当します。
Response: 1 pound is equivalent to 454 grams.
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Response Text: renewal, update
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Text: アパートの契約を更新した。
Response: I renewed the contract of the apartment.
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Response Text: obtain, gain
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Text: 彼は大金を得ましたよ。
Response: He gained a lot of money.
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Response Text: inside
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Text: 心の内をお話しください。
Response: Please tell us what's inside your mind.
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Response Text: maintenance, upkeep
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Text: 彼女は何とか健康を維持しているわね。
Response: Somehow she manages to maintain her health.
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Response Text: charge, fee (for using facilities, etc.)
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Text: まだ料金は払っていないけど。
Response: I haven't paid the fee yet, though.
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Response Text: arrival
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Text: 夜9時に東京に到着しました。
Response: I arrived at Tokyo at 9 pm.
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Response Text: uncooked food
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Text: なま物ですのでお早めにお召し上がりください。
Response: This is uncooked, so please eat it as soon as possible.
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