Description: Welcome to Step 10 of the Japanese Core 4000. Mastering all 4,000 items and sentences of the Japanese Core 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 will allow you to function independently in most contexts.
Difficulty Level: 4
Items Count: 100
Sentences Count: 100
Response Text: passage, traffic
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Text: この道は通行できません。
Response: This is an impassable road.
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Response Text: book, written stuff
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Text: 彼は書物に囲まれて生活しているの。
Response: He leads a life surrounded by books.
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Response Text: heart of a city, urban area
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Text: 彼は都心に住んでいます。
Response: He lives in the urban area of the city.
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Response Text: permanence, eternity
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Text: 彼は永久に帰らぬ人となったのよ。
Response: He's become a person who will not return (to this world) for good. (He passed away.)
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Response Text: association, dating
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Text: 彼はモデルと交際していたんだ。
Response: He was dating a model.
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Response Text: pipe
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Text: このパイプは詰まっていますよ。
Response: This pipe is clogged.
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Response Text: somewhere else, not one's own
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Text: 夕食はよそでごちそうになりました。
Response: I was treated to dinner out.
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Response Text: gathering, meeting
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Text: 今日、テニス部の集まりがあった。
Response: There was a gathering for the tennis club today.
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Response Text: characteristic, uniqueness
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Text: その学校の教育は特色がありますね。
Response: The school has a unique educational system.
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Response Text: coming and going
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Text: 彼の家は人の出入りが多いね。
Response: There are a lot of people going in and out his house.
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Response Text: equipment, instrument
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Text: これはスポーツ施設用の器具です。
Response: This equipment is for the sports facility.
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Response Text: feel pain, hurt
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Text: 虫歯がずきずき痛みます。
Response: My cavity hurts really badly.
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Response Text: headache
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Text: 今日は頭痛がします。
Response: I have a headache today.
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Response Text: lip
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Text: 寒くて唇が青くなってしまった。
Response: My lips have turned blue with cold.
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Response Text: pathway, aisle
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Text: 通路の右側にトイレがありますよ。
Response: There's a restroom on the right side of the aisle.
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Response Text: food (mainly in writing)
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Text: 人間にとって水は食物より大切なの。
Response: For humans, water is more important than food.
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Response Text: gymnastics, physical exercise
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Text: 兄は体操の選手です。
Response: My big brother's a gymnast.
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Response Text: editorial
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Text: この新聞の社説は面白いね。
Response: The editorial in this newspaper is interesting.
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Response Text: bud, sprout
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Text: チューリップの芽が出ました。
Response: The tulip buds have sprouted.
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Response Text: volcano
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Text: 昨日火山が爆発したの。
Response: There was a volcano eruption yesterday.
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Response Text: freeze, frozen
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Text: 残ったカレーを冷凍しました。
Response: I froze the left-over curry.
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Response Text: pilot
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Text: 彼はパイロットです。
Response: He's a pilot.
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Response Text: the year before last (formal)
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Text: 大学卒業は一昨年です。
Response: I graduated from university two years ago.
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Response Text: dawn, end
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Text: もうすぐ夜が明けるね。
Response: Dawn will break soon.
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Response Text: rescue, save
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Text: プールで男の子が救助されました。
Response: A boy was rescued in the swimming pool.
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Response Text: determination, resolution
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Text: 今度こそタバコをやめる決心をしました。
Response: This time I'm determined to quit smoking.
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Response Text: in the air, in the sky
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Text: ちょうちょうが空中を舞っています。
Response: Butterflies are flying in the air.
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Response Text: be wild, get rough
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Text: 台風で山も海も荒れています。
Response: The weather in the typhoon is rough both on the mountains and in the ocean.
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Response Text: corner
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Text: 部屋の隅に椅子が積んであったの。
Response: There was a pile of chairs on the corner of the room.
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Response Text: countless, innumerable
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Text: 宇宙には無数の星があります。
Response: There are countless stars in space.
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Response Text: interval, space
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Text: 電車は5分間隔で来ますよ。
Response: The train comes every five minutes.
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Response Text: overview, summary
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Text: 会議の要旨は次のとおりです。
Response: The overview of the meeting is as follows.
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Response Text: rice cake
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Text: 正月には餅を食べますよ。
Response: We eat rice cakes during the New Year's holiday.
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Response Text: Japanese-style wrestling
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Text: 相撲取りはたいてい体がとても大きいね。
Response: Sumo wrestlers are usually very big.
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Response Text: diagonal, slant
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Text: ここに斜めに線を引いてください。
Response: Please draw a diagonal line here.
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Response Text: decline, go down
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Text: お日様が西に傾きましたね。
Response: The sun went down in the west.
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Response Text: modern
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Text: あの建物はモダンだね。
Response: That building has a modern design.
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Response Text: noun
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Text: 「学校」は名詞です。
Response: "School" is a noun.
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Response Text: set (something) apart, let go (of)
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Text: 子供の手を離さないでください。
Response: Don't let go of your child's hand.
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Response Text: suspension of a business operation
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Text: 明日は臨時に休業します。
Response: We'll be temporarily closed tomorrow.
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Response Text: stop, halt
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Text: 人々は立ち止まって上を見上げたの。
Response: People stopped and looked up.
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Response Text: robbery, burglar
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Text: 強盗がカメラに写っていました。
Response: The burglar was caught on a camera.
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Response Text: rank next, come next
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Text: 彼はトップに次ぐ好成績でした。
Response: His excellent results were next to the top.
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Response Text: peninsula
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Text: 台風がその半島を通過したの。
Response: The typhoon passed over the peninsula.
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Response Text: name of a place
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Text: その地名は聞いたことがないな。
Response: I've never heard of that place.
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Response Text: liquid form
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Text: 洗濯に液体の洗剤を使っています。
Response: I use liquid detergent for washing clothes.
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Response Text: verb
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Text: 「食べる」は動詞です。
Response: "Eat" is a verb.
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Response Text: forefather, ancestor
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Text: 神道では先祖を大切にします。
Response: In Shintoism we worship our ancestors.
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Response Text: cheek (common reading)
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Text: 彼女はほおを赤く染めたわ。
Response: Her cheeks flushed.
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Response Text: full to capacity
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Text: このバスは満員です。
Response: This bus is full.
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Response Text: spread (information etc.), make (something) known
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Text: 誰が噂を広めたんだろう。
Response: I wonder who spread the rumor.
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Response Text: roll over
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Text: 猫は砂の上で転がったんだ。
Response: The cat rolled over on the sand.
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Response Text: descendant, offspring
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Text: 彼は織田信長の子孫だよ。
Response: He is a descendant of Oda Nobunaga.
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Response Text: curve, curved line
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Text: この道は、ゆるい曲線を描いているよ。
Response: This road curves gently.
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Response Text: mailing
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Text: 書類を郵送してください。
Response: Please mail the documents.
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Response Text: perfect score
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Text: 国語のテストは満点でした。
Response: I got a perfect score on the Japanese test.
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Response Text: surface of the water
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Text: 湖の水面に小さく波が立っているな。
Response: There are a lot of small waves on the surface of the lake.
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Response Text: rainbow
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Text: 雨が上がって美しい虹が出たね。
Response: A beautiful rainbow came out after the rain stopped.
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Response Text: example, instance
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Text: 実例を使って説明してください。
Response: Please explain by using examples.
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Response Text: gem, jewel
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Text: 私が一番好きな宝石はダイヤモンドなの。
Response: Diamond is my favorite jewel.
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Response Text: nest, den
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Text: アリは土の中に巣を作ります。
Response: Ants build their nests underground.
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Response Text: boundary, border
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Text: 二つの市の境に川が流れているの。
Response: A river flows along the border of the two cities.
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Response Text: humidity
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Text: 日本の夏は湿度が高いです。
Response: Humidity is high during summer in Japan.
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Response Text: care, repair
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Text: 母は庭の手入れをしています。
Response: My mother's tending the garden.
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Response Text: weak point, weakness
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Text: 彼の弱点はスタミナが足りないところです。
Response: The lack of stamina is his weakness.
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Response Text: parallel
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Text: 平行に線を引いてください。
Response: Please draw parallel lines.
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Response Text: humor
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Text: 彼女はユーモアのセンスがあります。
Response: She has a sense of humor.
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Response Text: printed type
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Text: 新聞の活字が読みやすくなったね。
Response: Newspaper prints have become easier to read.
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Response Text: vacancy, free time
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Text: 部屋の空きはありますか。
Response: Are there any vacant rooms?
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Response Text: be caught, be arrested
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Text: 彼女はついに捕まりました。
Response: She was finally caught.
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Response Text: strong point, strength
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Text: 君の長所は明るいところだね。
Response: Your bubbly personality is your strength.
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Response Text: freight, cargo
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Text: このトランクは貨物で送ろう。
Response: Let's send this trunk by freight.
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Response Text: dissolve, melt
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Text: 暑さでアイスクリームが溶けてしまった。
Response: The ice cream melted in the heat.
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Response Text: effect, validity
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Text: その薬は効力が強いよ。
Response: The medicine takes effect quickly.
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Response Text: boarding, getting on board
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Text: このバスの運賃は乗車するときに払います。
Response: On this bus, you pay the fare when you get on.
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Response Text: real thing, actual object
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Text: 何かの説明をするときは実物を使うとわかりやすいの。
Response: When you explain something, it's easier to understand if you use real things.
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Response Text: excess
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Text: この荷物は重量超過です。
Response: This luggage is overweight.
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Response Text: constantly, unremittingly
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Text: 今日は絶えず電話が鳴りました。
Response: The telephone was ringing all day today.
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Response Text: surgery
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Text: 友人が骨折して外科に入院しました。
Response: My friend was admitted to hospital for surgery because he broke a bone.
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Response Text: cheerful, merry
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Text: 彼女はとても陽気です。
Response: She's very cheerful.
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Response Text: each other (plain)
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Text: 互いの話をよく聞きなさい。
Response: Listen carefully to each other.
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Response Text: bay, gulf
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Text: 東京湾は重要な役割を果たしている。
Response: Tokyo Bay plays an important role.
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Response Text: in succession, one after another
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Text: お客さんが続々とやって来ましたよ。
Response: Guests came one after another.
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Response Text: diameter
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Text: この円は直径6センチです。
Response: This circle has a diameter of 6cm.
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Response Text: straight line
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Text: 直線を描いてください。
Response: Please draw a straight line.
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Response Text: mud
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Text: 靴が泥だらけになったよ。
Response: My shoes were covered in mud.
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Response Text: shutter
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Text: 丸いボタンを押すとシャッターが閉まります。
Response: The shutter closes when you push the round button.
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Response Text: specialty, famous product
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Text: この町の名物はぶどうです。
Response: This town is famous for its grapes.
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Response Text: plain land
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Text: 広い平野が一面雪で真っ白でした。
Response: The vast plains were covered with pure-white snow.
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Response Text: cleanliness, neatness
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Text: レストランは清潔が第一です。
Response: Cleanliness is the most important thing in any restaurants.
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Response Text: shellfish, shell
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Text: 浜辺できれいな貝を拾いました。
Response: I picked up a beautiful shell on the beach.
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Response Text: dining table
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Text: 食卓に花を飾りましょう。
Response: Let's decorate our dining table with flowers.
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Response Text: dialect
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Text: 彼は方言で話します。
Response: He speaks in a dialect.
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Response Text: rareness
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Text: 彼が仕事を休むのはまれです。
Response: He rarely takes a day off from work.
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Response Text: twins
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Text: 友達に双子が生まれたよ。
Response: My friend gave birth to twins.
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Response Text: derailment
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Text: 地震で電車が脱線したよ。
Response: The train derailed in the earthquake.
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Response Text: seat, passenger seat
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Text: 私たちは客席に座ったんだ。
Response: We sat on the seats.
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Response Text: friction
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Text: その二つの国に摩擦が生じたんだ。
Response: Friction arose between the two countries.
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Response Text: weight, importance
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Text: 雪の重みで枝が折れそうだ。
Response: The branch looks like it might snap due to the weight of the snow.
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Response Text: development, growth
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Text: 通信技術の発達は目覚ましいな。
Response: The development of communication technology is remarkable.
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