Description: Welcome to Step 5 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: 3
Items Count: 100
Sentences Count: 101
Response Text: trade, business
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Text: 彼の商売はもうかっているな。
Response: His business is profitable.
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Response Text: probably
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Text: 明日は恐らく晴れるでしょう。
Response: The sky will probably clear up tomorrow.
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Response Text: short temper
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Text: 彼は短気な人です。
Response: He's a short-tempered person.
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Response Text: neighborhood, vicinity
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Text: 事件現場付近で怪しい人物を見た。
Response: I saw a suspicious person in the vicinity of the crime scene.
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Response Text: criminal, offender
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Text: あいつが犯人です。
Response: That guy's the criminal.
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Response Text: gate, entrance
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Text: 8時に学校の門が開きます。
Response: The school gate opens at eight o'clock.
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Response Text: eternity
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Text: 平和は人類の永遠のテーマです。
Response: Peace is an eternal theme for human beings.
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Response Text: artificial
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Text: これは人工の湖です。
Response: This is an artificial lake.
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Response Text: open space, plaza
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Text: 広場に子供がたくさん集まっていたよ。
Response: A lot of children were gathering in the plaza.
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Response Text: dam
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Text: 今、ダムの水が少ないね。
Response: The dam doesn't have a lot of water now.
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Response Text: observation (with the use of equipment or devices)
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Text: 先生が星の観測に連れていってくれました。
Response: The teacher took us to observe the stars.
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Response Text: pure, unmixed
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Text: 子供の純粋な心を傷つけてはいけません。
Response: You shouldn't hurt children's pure feelings.
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Response Text: readiness, resolution
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Text: 覚悟はできています。
Response: I am ready.
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Response Text: expense, spending
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Text: 今月のわが家の支出は15万円です。
Response: Our household expenses are 150,000 yen this month.
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Response Text: never (in a million years)
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Text: まさか車が当たるとは思わなかった。
Response: I never imagined I would win a car.
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Response Text: fatigue, exhaustion
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Text: 最近疲れがたまっています。
Response: My fatigue is building up these days.
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Response Text: borrowing money, debt
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Text: 彼は友達に借金をしたんだ。
Response: He borrowed money from his friend.
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Response Text: surround, encircle
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Text: 久しぶりに家族全員で食卓を囲みました。
Response: We had the entire family around the dinner table for the first time in a long time.
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Response Text: valley
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Text: その村は深い谷にあるの。
Response: The village is in a deep valley.
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Response Text: (individual) dictionary
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Text: 知らない言葉を辞典で調べました。
Response: I looked up the word I didn't know in the dictionary.
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Response Text: world war, great war
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Text: 大戦で多くの人が亡くなりました。
Response: A lot of people died in the world war.
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Response Text: talent, ability
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Text: 彼は芸術的な才能にあふれているね。
Response: He is full of artistic talent.
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Response Text: invention
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Text: 彼は偉大な発明王です。
Response: He's a great master of invention.
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Response Text: overflow, flood
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Text: バスタブからお湯が溢れました。
Response: Hot water overflowed from the bathtub.
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Response Text: (long-term) happiness, happy
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Text: 彼女は幸福な日々を過ごしているわ。
Response: She's leading a happy life.
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Response Text: notification
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Text: 明日、詳細を通知します。
Response: I'll notify you of the details tomorrow.
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Response Text: pollution, contamination
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Text: その川の水は汚染されています。
Response: The water in the river is polluted.
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Response Text: change one's view, review
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Text: 彼のことを見直しました。
Response: I changed my opinion of him.
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Response Text: cool, calm
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Text: 冷静に話し合いましょう。
Response: Let's talk calmly.
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Response Text: blood (formal)
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Text: 心臓は全身に血液を送り出している。
Response: A heart sends blood to the whole body.
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Response Text: savor, appreciate
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Text: 母の手料理をゆっくり味わいました。
Response: I took my time savoring my mother's homemade cooking.
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Response Text: the Olympics
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Text: オリンピックは4年に1度開催されます。
Response: The Olympics are held once every four years.
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Response Text: unique, distinct
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Text: 彼の服のセンスは独特よね。
Response: He has a unique sense of style.
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Response Text: open (to the public)
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Text: その国は市場の開放を求められているの。
Response: The country has been requested to open its market.
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Response Text: area, square measure
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Text: この土地の面積はどれくらいですか。
Response: What is the area of this land?
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Response Text: enthusiasm, zeal
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Text: 彼女は4年間熱心に勉強したわ。
Response: She studied hard for four years.
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Response Text: pour, fill, add
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Text: 自転車に油をさしたの。
Response: I greased (the gear of) my bicycle.
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Response Text: step, grade, rank
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Text: この階段は18段ありますね。
Response: This staircase has 18 steps.
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Response Text: breathing, respiration
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Text: ゆっくり呼吸してください。
Response: Please breathe slowly.
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Response Text: daily schedule
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Text: 試験の日程が発表されました。
Response: The exam schedule has been announced.
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Response Text: friend, companion (literary)
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Text: 持つべきものは友よね。
Response: The important thing is to have friends.
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Response Text: like, be fond of
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Text: 彼女は背の高い男性を好みますね。
Response: She likes tall men.
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Response Text: pile up, load
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Text: 車に荷物を積んでください。
Response: Please load the luggage into the car.
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Response Text: preservation of health
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Text: 学校でけがをした時、保健の先生が病院に連れていってくれました。
Response: When I was injured at school, the school nurse took me to the hospital.
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Text: 保健室で少し休みました。
Response: I rested a little in the school nurse's office.
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Response Text: expansion, extension
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Text: その会社は店舗を拡張していますね。
Response: The company is expanding its stores.
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Response Text: hairpin, pin
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Text: 彼女はいつも髪をピンで留めているね。
Response: She's always holding her hair with pins.
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Response Text: table of contents
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Text: 読みたい章を目次で探しました。
Response: I looked for the chapter I wanted to read in the table of contents.
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Response Text: signboard, billboard
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Text: 店の看板を塗り替えました。
Response: I repainted the shop's signboard.
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Response Text: really
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Text: 果たして彼は現れるだろうか。
Response: I wonder if he'll really show up.
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Response Text: inauguration, assumption (of office)
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Text: 彼は新首相に就任しましたね。
Response: He assumed his post as the new Prime Minister.
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Response Text: advantage, profitable
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Text: 資格があると就職に有利です。
Response: Having qualifications is an advantage when looking for a job.
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Response Text: admiration
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Text: 彼の我慢強さには感心しました。
Response: I admired his patience.
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Response Text: public office, agency
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Text: 彼は県庁で働いています。
Response: He works for the prefectural office.
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Response Text: furniture
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Text: 家具の配置を変えました。
Response: I changed the furniture layout.
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Response Text: muscle
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Text: 彼は最近筋肉を鍛えているよ。
Response: He has been building up his muscles recently.
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Response Text: the West
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Text: 私は西洋の建築に興味があります。
Response: I'm interested in Western architecture.
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Response Text: remove (something), take off
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Text: 彼はメガネを外しました。
Response: He took off his glasses.
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Response Text: simultaneous, at the same time
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Text: 二人の走者は同時にゴールしたよ。
Response: The two runners reached the goal at the same time.
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Response Text: school subject, academic department
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Text: 彼の得意な学科は数学です。
Response: Math is his strong subject.
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Response Text: hygiene, sanitation
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Text: 衛生には十分気を付けましょう。
Response: Let's take proper care of hygiene.
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Response Text: love, affection
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Text: 子供はたくさんの愛情が必要です。
Response: Children need a lot of love.
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Response Text: unnecessary, extra
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Text: 余計なことを言ってはだめよ。
Response: Don't say any unnecessary things.
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Response Text: shape, appearance
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Text: 格好のいい青年に会ったよ。
Response: I met a good-looking young man.
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Response Text: equal, fair
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Text: あの先生は生徒をみな平等に扱います。
Response: That teacher treats all students equally.
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Response Text: be chipped, be missing
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Text: お気に入りのカップが欠けてしまいました。
Response: My favorite cup has been chipped.
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Response Text: endeavor, make efforts
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Text: 良い成績が取れるように努めます。
Response: I'll make efforts to get good grades.
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Response Text: via, through
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Text: メールを経由して広がるウィルスもあります。
Response: There are even viruses that spread through e-mails.
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Response Text: win, victory
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Text: 歌合戦は赤組の勝ちでしたね。
Response: The red team won the singing contest.
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Response Text: transparent, clear
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Text: ゴミは透明な袋に入れて出してください。
Response: Please put the garbage out in a clear plastic bag.
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Response Text: be reflected, appear
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Text: 水面に月が映っているね。
Response: The moon is reflected in the surface of the water.
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Response Text: (even) more
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Text: 雨が一層激しくなったね。
Response: The rain got even heavier.
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Response Text: time limit, deadline
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Text: 期限までに申し込みました。
Response: I signed up before the deadline.
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Response Text: warning, admonition
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Text: 車に駐車違反の警告を貼られました。
Response: They put a parking ticket warning on my car.
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Response Text: fresh
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Text: この店では新鮮な野菜が買えますよ。
Response: You can buy fresh vegetables at this store.
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Response Text: iron
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Text: この鍋は鉄でできています。
Response: This pot is made of iron.
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Response Text: interpreting, interpreter
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Text: 私は通訳です。
Response: I'm an interpreter.
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Response Text: absorption, merger
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Text: 彼は知識の吸収が早いですね。
Response: He absorbs knowledge quickly.
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Response Text: from now on, hereafter
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Text: すみません、以後気を付けます。
Response: Sorry, I'll be more careful from now on.
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Response Text: make a round
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Text: 明日から温泉を巡る旅に出ます。
Response: I'm going on a tour of hot springs tomorrow.
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Response Text: dislike, hate
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Text: 父はラッシュアワーを嫌っています。
Response: My father hates rush hour.
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Response Text: harvest, harvesting
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Text: お米の収穫が始まったね。
Response: The rice harvest has started.
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Response Text: actor
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Text: 彼は俳優です。
Response: He's an actor.
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Response Text: forefront, head
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Text: 先頭の人はプラカードを持ってください。
Response: People at the front, please hold up a placard.
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Response Text: peel, skin
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Text: りんごの皮をむきましたよ。
Response: I peeled an apple.
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Response Text: be (all) together, become complete
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Text: 朝は家族全員がそろって食事します。
Response: The whole family eats together in the morning.
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Response Text: things
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Text: 彼はいつも物事を深く考えるの。
Response: He always thinks deeply about things.
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Response Text: entrance, admission
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Text: 選手の入場です。
Response: The athletes will march in.
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Response Text: entry, fill in
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Text: こちらにお名前をご記入ください。
Response: Please fill in your name here.
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Response Text: reverberate, vibrate
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Text: 彼の声はよく響きます。
Response: His voice carries well.
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Response Text: come one after another, overlap
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Text: 高速道路で事故が重なった。
Response: Accidents occurred one after another on the highway.
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Response Text: national border
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Text: あの山のすぐ近くが国境です。
Response: The border is right near that mountain.
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Response Text: approximately, about
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Text: 家から駅までおよそ1キロあります。
Response: It's about one kilometer from my home to the station.
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Response Text: laughter, laugh
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Text: あの家は笑いが絶えないね。
Response: I can always hear laughter from that house.
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Response Text: model, typical
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Text: 彼は職人の典型です。
Response: He's a typical artisan.
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Response Text: be blessed, be fortunate enough
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Text: 当日は天気に恵まれました。
Response: We were fortunate enough to enjoy the good weather that day.
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Response Text: the latter
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Text: 正しい答えは後者です。
Response: The latter is the correct answer.
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Response Text: offshore
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Text: 沖に小島が見えます。
Response: We can see a small island off the shore.
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Response Text: combination, joining
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Text: ファイルを結合して1つにしました。
Response: I combined the files into one.
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Response Text: policy, political measure
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Text: 新しい政策はあまり良いとは思えません。
Response: I don't think the new policy is good.
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Response Text: document, writing
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Text: 今日の会議の内容は文書で残しておいてください。
Response: Please keep a written record of today's meeting.
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