Description: This is Step 3 of the Japanese Core 5000, a series of courses that covers the 5th 1,000 most commonly used words in Japanese. The Core 5000 is designed for advanced students of Japanese who are confident in their speaking and reading skills, but who want to dive deeper into Japanese literature.
Difficulty Level: 4
Items Count: 100
Sentences Count: 100
Response Text: the South Pole
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Text: 南極でペンギンを見ました。
Response: I saw some penguins at the South Pole.
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Response Text: become clear
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Text: 山の空気は澄んでいますね。
Response: The mountain air is clear.
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Response Text: bear fruit, be fulfilled
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Text: やっと努力が実りました。
Response: My effort has finally paid off.
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Response Text: small bird
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Text: 誕生日に小鳥を買ってもらいました。
Response: I got a small bird for my birthday.
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Response Text: closing
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Text: 会長が閉会の挨拶をしました。
Response: The chairperson made closing remarks.
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Response Text: light bulb
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Text: 電球が切れたので交換しましょう。
Response: The bulb is out, so let's get a new one.
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Response Text: being in school
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Text: 姉は大学に在学しています。
Response: My elder sister is in college.
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Response Text: debt of gratitude, kindness
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Text: このご恩は一生忘れません。
Response: I'll never forget your kindness.
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Response Text: row, paddle
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Text: 彼らは交代でボートをこいだんだ。
Response: They took turns rowing the boat.
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Response Text: visiting a shrine or temple
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Text: 家族でお寺にお参りに行きました。
Response: I paid a visit to the temple with my family.
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Response Text: twist, turn
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Text: 彼は水道の蛇口をひねったの。
Response: He turned on the tap.
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Response Text: beginning, basic
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Text: 英語を初歩から勉強しています。
Response: I'm learning English starting from the basics.
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Response Text: abbreviate, omit
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Text: 国際連合を略して国連といいます。
Response: The UN is an abbreviation for the United Nations.
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Response Text: arrow (symbol)
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Text: 矢印にそって歩いてください。
Response: Please follow the arrow.
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Response Text: adjective
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Text: 「大きい」は形容詞です。
Response: "Large" is an adjective.
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Response Text: bucket
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Text: バケツに水をくんできてください。
Response: Please go get some water in the bucket.
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Response Text: (old) downtown
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Text: あの子は下町育ちだ。
Response: That kid was raised in the downtown area.
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Response Text: weak point
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Text: すぐにあきらめてしまうのが彼の短所です。
Response: His weak point is that he gives up too easily.
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Response Text: melt (something)
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Text: 春の太陽が雪を溶かしました。
Response: The spring sun has melted the snow.
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Response Text: rest
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Text: 休息をとることは大切です。
Response: It's important to take a rest.
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Response Text: release, free
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Text: 公園で犬を放したの。
Response: I let my dog run freely in the park.
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Response Text: (special or one-time) event
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Text: 学校の催しに参加しました。
Response: I took part in a one-time school event.
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Response Text: steam train
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Text: 汽車で街まで行った。
Response: I went to town by steam train.
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Response Text: landmark, sign (to spot)
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Text: 私の家は赤い屋根が目印です。
Response: My house has a red roof that's easy to spot.
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Response Text: private railway
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Text: 私は私鉄の職員です。
Response: I'm an employee of a private railway company.
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Response Text: victory or defeat
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Text: このセットで勝敗が決まります。
Response: Victory or defeat will be decided in this set.
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Response Text: reduce (time, size etc.), shorten
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Text: 彼はタイムを1秒縮めたの。
Response: He slashed one second off the record.
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Response Text: rice planting
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Text: 5月は田植えの季節です。
Response: May is the rice planting season.
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Response Text: go back, retrace one's steps
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Text: 雨が強かったので引き返したよ。
Response: I went back because it was raining heavily.
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Response Text: pronoun
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Text: 「彼」は代名詞の一つです。
Response: "He" is one of the pronouns.
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Response Text: playing dirty, mean
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Text: 彼らはひきょうな方法で勝利したの。
Response: They won by playing dirty.
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Response Text: misfortune, bad luck
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Text: 彼に不運な出来事が起こったの。
Response: He suffered a misfortune.
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Response Text: care, caution
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Text: 夜道は用心して歩きましょう。
Response: Be careful when walking at night.
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Response Text: main street
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Text: 大通りでパレードが始まるよ。
Response: The parade will start at the main street.
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Response Text: questions and answers, dialogue
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Text: あなたと問答している暇はないの。
Response: I have no time to argue with you.
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Response Text: proverb, (common) saying
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Text: 日本のことわざをいくつくらい知っていますか。
Response: About how many Japanese proverbs do you know?
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Response Text: vulgar, coarse
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Text: 彼女の下品なふるまいには我慢できない。
Response: I can't put up with her vulgar behavior.
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Response Text: stroke, pat
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Text: 猫の頭をなでてあげた。
Response: I patted the cat's head.
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Response Text: collect and store (something)
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Text: お風呂に水をためておいてください。
Response: Please put and store water in the bathtub.
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Response Text: collect, scoop up
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Text: 小さなバケツで水をくんだの。
Response: I scooped up some water with a small bucket.
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Response Text: unexpected
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Text: 彼から思いがけないことを聞いた。
Response: I heard something unexpected from him.
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Response Text: monthly salary
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Text: 月給は毎月25日に支給されます。
Response: My salary is paid on the 25th of every month.
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Response Text: manners, behavior
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Text: この子は本当に行儀の良い子です。
Response: This kid is very well behaved.
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Response Text: increase and decrease, rise and fall
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Text: この数年、体重は増減していません。
Response: My weight has not increased or decreased for the past few years.
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Response Text: engrave, carve
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Text: 彼は木の像を彫ったの。
Response: He carved a wooden statue.
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Response Text: rope, cord
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Text: 枝を縄でしばったよ。
Response: I bound the branches with a rope.
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Response Text: knit
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Text: 妹はマフラーを編みました。
Response: My younger sister knitted a scarf.
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Response Text: childish
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Text: その考えは少し幼稚だと思う。
Response: I think that the idea's a bit childish.
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Response Text: silk
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Text: このシャツは絹でできています。
Response: This shirt is made of silk.
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Response Text: hold a grudge, feel resentment
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Text: 彼を恨んではいけません。
Response: You should not hold a grudge against him.
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Response Text: reliable, dependable
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Text: 彼は頼もしい人です。
Response: He's a dependable person.
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Response Text: tear, tear off
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Text: 紙を細かくちぎってください。
Response: Please tear the paper into pieces.
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Response Text: being on duty, person in charge
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Text: 今日は私が掃除の当番です。
Response: I'm in charge of the cleaning today.
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Response Text: feather
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Text: このペンは鳥の羽根で作られています。
Response: This pen is made from a bird's feather.
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Response Text: waking up
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Text: 目覚ましにコーヒーを飲んだの。
Response: I drank coffee to wake myself up.
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Response Text: crush (something) into small pieces
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Text: 氷を細かく砕いてください。
Response: Please crush the ice into small pieces.
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Response Text: wheel
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Text: このトラックの車輪は頑丈そうですね。
Response: The wheels of this truck look sturdy.
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Response Text: smell, sniff
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Text: 犬がお皿の匂いをクンクン嗅いでいるね。
Response: The dog is sniffing the plate.
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Response Text: request, favor
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Text: あなたに頼みがあるんですけど。
Response: I have a favor to ask you.
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Response Text: last stop, terminal
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Text: 電車の終点で降りました。
Response: I got off the train at the terminal.
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Response Text: tax exemption
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Text: この商品は免税です。
Response: This product is tax-exempt.
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Response Text: electric wire
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Text: 風で電線が揺れていますね。
Response: The electric wires are swaying in the wind.
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Response Text: dawn, near daybreak
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Text: 明け方に雨が降り始めましたね。
Response: It began to rain at dawn.
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Response Text: sunrise
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Text: 日の出がとてもきれいですね。
Response: The sunrise is very beautiful.
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Response Text: kerosene, lamp oil
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Text: ストーブの灯油がなくなったわよ。
Response: The kerosene in the stove has run out.
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Response Text: telegram
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Text: 実家の母から電報がきました。
Response: A telegram came from my mother at home.
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Response Text: lecture hall, auditorium
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Text: 全員、講堂に集まってください。
Response: Everyone, please come to the auditorium.
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Response Text: flat, level
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Text: その建物の屋根は平らだね。
Response: The roof on that building is flat.
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Response Text: bring up, say
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Text: 突然何を言い出すのかと思った。
Response: I wondered what you would say out of the blue.
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Response Text: exam paper, answer sheet
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Text: 今から答案を集めます。
Response: I'll collect the answer sheets now.
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Response Text: drown
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Text: 彼は溺れている子を助けたんだ。
Response: He saved a drowning child.
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Response Text: public officer, civil servant
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Text: 私の父は公務員です。
Response: My father is a civil servant.
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Response Text: committee member, delegate
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Text: 彼は委員に選ばれました。
Response: He was elected to the committee.
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Response Text: start, leave
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Text: 彼は明日メキシコへ発ちます。
Response: He will leave for Mexico tomorrow.
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Response Text: active, positive
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Text: 姉は何に対しても積極的です。
Response: My elder sister shows an active attitude toward everything.
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Response Text: without doubt, for sure
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Text: 彼は成功するに違いないわ。
Response: He will succeed for sure.
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Response Text: wrong, must not
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Text: 勉強を怠けてはいけないよ。
Response: You must not slack off your studies.
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Response Text: suit, be suitable
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Text: 彼はこの仕事に適しています。
Response: He's suitable for this work.
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Response Text: business suit, business jacket
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Text: 背広をクリーニングに出しました。
Response: I took my suit to the dry cleaner.
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Response Text: relatives (formal)
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Text: 彼は幼いときに親類に預けられたんだ。
Response: He was put under the care of his relatives when he was little.
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Response Text: exhibition
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Text: 昨日、絵の展覧会に行ってきました。
Response: I went to an art exhibition yesterday.
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Response Text: negative, passive
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Text: 消極的な人は成功しないよ。
Response: A passive person won't succeed.
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Response Text: scholarship
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Text: 彼女は奨学金で大学に行きました。
Response: She went to university on a scholarship.
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Response Text: large part, good part
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Text: 絵の大部分が水に濡れてしまったな。
Response: A large part of the picture got wet.
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Response Text: pains, efforts
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Text: 苦心して絵を描き上げました。
Response: I took pains to finish the painting.
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Response Text: steep, rough
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Text: 父の表情が険しくなったの。
Response: My father had a grim look on his face.
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Response Text: school field
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Text: 陸上部は校庭で練習しています。
Response: The track and field club is practicing in the school field.
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Response Text: letter to the editor
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Text: その事件について新聞に投書したんだ。
Response: I sent a letter to the editor regarding the incident.
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Response Text: be in charge of, teach
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Text: 1年生を受け持っています。
Response: I teach the first graders.
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Response Text: chimney, smokestack
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Text: 工場の煙突から煙が上がっている。
Response: Smoke is rising from the factory smokestacks.
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Response Text: be mingled, be mixed
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Text: 彼女は外国人に交じってダンスをしたの。
Response: She mingled with foreigners as she danced.
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Response Text: whisper
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Text: 「この会議は退屈だ」と同僚が私にささやいたの。
Response: "This meeting is boring," my colleague whispered to me.
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Response Text: fur
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Text: 彼女は毛皮のコートを着ていたの。
Response: She was wearing a fur coat.
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Response Text: burst (out laughing etc.)
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Text: 観衆がどっと笑ったんだ。
Response: The audience burst out laughing.
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Response Text: division (math)
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Text: 割り算は小学校で習います。
Response: Division is taught in elementary school.
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Response Text: karate
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Text: 彼は空手を習っています。
Response: He's learning karate.
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Response Text: permitted, OK
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Text: このアルバイトは「学生可」ですね。
Response: Students can apply for this part-time job.
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Response Text: conversation, talk
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Text: 会談の内容が発表されました。
Response: The topics of the talk have been announced.
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Response Text: good manners, courtesy
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Text: 彼女は礼儀が身に付いています。
Response: She has good manners.
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Response Text: visit someone sick
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Text: 昨日友人を見舞ったの。
Response: I went to visit a friend in hospital yesterday.
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