Description: Welcome to Step 6 of the Japanese Core 6000. The Core 6000 is designed to help advanced students reach a level where they can read difficult materials on their own. Students who master all 6,000 words in the Japanese Core category will be well on their way to mastering Japanese!
Difficulty Level: 5
Items Count: 100
Sentences Count: 100
Response Text: (instinctive) desire, urge
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Text: 時には自分の欲求を抑えることも必要です。
Response: Sometimes you need to control your urges.
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Response Text: prison
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Text: 彼は二度と刑務所から出ることができないの。
Response: He'll never be able to get out of prison.
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Response Text: easygoing, laid-back
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Text: 将来は気楽な生活がしたいです。
Response: I want to lead a laid-back lifestyle in the future.
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Response Text: entrance examination
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Text: 明日は高校の入試です。
Response: The high school entrance exam is tomorrow.
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Response Text: on the sea, seaborne
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Text: 海上で衝突事故が発生した。
Response: There was a collision on the sea.
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Response Text: AIDS
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Text: その国ではエイズが大きな社会問題ね。
Response: AIDS is a major social problem in that country.
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Response Text: harmful, hazardous
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Text: この材料は有害だよ。
Response: This material is hazardous.
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Response Text: ordinary, average
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Text: 彼は並みの人間ではありません。
Response: He's not an average person.
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Response Text: affiliation
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Text: 高校卒業後、系列の大学に進みました。
Response: After graduating from high school, he went to an affiliated university.
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Response Text: this year (formal)
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Text: 会社の本年の目標が発表された。
Response: The company's goal this year has been announced.
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Response Text: published monthly
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Text: この雑誌は月刊ですか。
Response: Is this magazine published monthly?
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Response Text: faithful, loyal
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Text: 犬は飼い主に忠実です。
Response: Dogs are loyal to their owners.
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Response Text: shore, on land
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Text: あの動物は陸上で生活しています。
Response: That animal lives on land.
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Response Text: member, part of an organization, group, etc.
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Text: 彼は野球部の一員です。
Response: He's a part of the baseball club.
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Response Text: irrelevant, unrelated
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Text: 彼はこの事件と無関係です。
Response: He has nothing to do with this case.
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Response Text: teacher in charge
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Text: 私は3年生のクラスを担任しています。
Response: I'm in charge of the third-grade class.
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Response Text: opening of a store
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Text: デパートは10時に開店しますよ。
Response: The department store opens at ten o'clock.
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Response Text: battlefield
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Text: 祖父は戦場に行ったことがあるそうです。
Response: I heard that my grandfather has been to the battlefield.
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Response Text: turtle, tortoise
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Text: この池には亀がいますね。
Response: There is a turtle in this pond.
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Response Text: national flag
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Text: 日本の国旗は描くのが簡単です。
Response: Drawing the national flag of Japan is easy.
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Response Text: let (someone) hear, tell (a story etc.)
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Text: 子供に昔話を聞かせてあげたの。
Response: I told some folk tales to my kids.
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Response Text: joint (of the body)
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Text: 手首の関節をひねっちゃった。
Response: I twisted my wrist joint.
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Response Text: previous term, last semester
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Text: 前期の売上はとても良かったわ。
Response: Sales of the previous term were very good.
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Response Text: the smallest, minimum
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Text: これは世界で最小のコンピューターです。
Response: This is the smallest computer in the world.
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Response Text: energy, vitality
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Text: 彼は気力にあふれていますね。
Response: He's full of energy.
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Response Text: rugby
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Text: 父は若いころラグビーの選手でした。
Response: My father used to be a rugby player when he was young.
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Response Text: sharp increase
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Text: 最近ヨガをやる人が急増しています。
Response: Recently there's been a sharp increase in the number of people exercising yoga.
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Response Text: paraphrase, express in different words
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Text: 彼は易しい言葉に言い換えたんだ。
Response: He paraphrased it in easy language.
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Response Text: fine, penalty
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Text: 罰金を3万円もとられたよ。
Response: I had to pay a fine of 30,000 yen.
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Response Text: prefectural
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Text: 彼は県立の高校に通っているよ。
Response: He goes to a prefectural high school.
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Response Text: The Star Festival
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Text: 日本では七月七日は七夕の日です。
Response: In Japan, July 7th is the day of the Tanabata Festival.
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Response Text: semiconductor
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Text: 半導体はさまざまな製品に使われているよ。
Response: Semiconductors are used in many products.
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Response Text: up close, close at hand
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Text: 有名人を間近で見たよ。
Response: I saw a celebrity up close.
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Response Text: be one-sided, be biased
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Text: 栄養が偏らないように食事に気を付けています。
Response: I take care to maintain a balanced diet.
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Response Text: school president, principal
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Text: 入学式で学長の挨拶がありました。
Response: The school president gave a greeting speech at the entrance ceremony.
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Response Text: cutting edge, forefront
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Text: そのカメラには最先端の技術が使われています。
Response: That camera has cutting-edge technology.
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Response Text: thankful, grateful
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Text: 彼の助けは本当にありがたいな。
Response: I truly appreciate his help.
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Response Text: chicken
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Text: チキンソテーは私の大好物です。
Response: Chicken saute is my favorite dish.
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Response Text: malignant, vicious
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Text: 最近は悪質な事件が多いですね。
Response: We've seen a lot of malignant incidents recently.
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Response Text: journalism
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Text: 彼はジャーナリズムを専攻している。
Response: He majors in journalism.
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Response Text: be defeated, lose (a game)
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Text: 私のチームは1回戦で敗れたよ。
Response: My team lost in the first match.
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Response Text: assign, allot
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Text: 全員に作業が割り当てられました。
Response: Everyone has been assigned work.
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Response Text: main office, shop or store
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Text: ここはチェーン店の本店です。
Response: This is the original store of the chain.
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Response Text: municipal, city-run
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Text: 娘は市立の学校に通っています。
Response: My daughter goes to a municipal school.
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Response Text: membership fee
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Text: 会費が少し高いね。
Response: The membership fee is a little high.
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Response Text: both faces, both sides
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Text: 紙の両面に字が書かれていたよ。
Response: There was writing on both sides of the paper.
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Response Text: outside the country, abroad
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Text: 犯人は国外に逃げたようです。
Response: The criminal seems to have escaped abroad.
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Response Text: lean forward, embark on
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Text: 船が長い航海に乗り出したの。
Response: The ship has embarked on a long sea voyage.
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Response Text: Islam, Muslim religion
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Text: これはイスラム教の寺院です。
Response: This is a Muslim mosque.
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Response Text: blast off, set off
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Text: 夏祭りで花火を打ち上げます。
Response: We'll set off fireworks at the summer festival.
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Response Text: faculty of law
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Text: 彼女は法学部の学生です。
Response: She's a student in the Department of Law.
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Response Text: sports festival, athletic meet
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Text: 運動会で一位になったよ。
Response: I won first place in the sports festival.
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Response Text: politician
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Text: 大きくなったら政治家になりたいです。
Response: I want to become a politician when I grow up.
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Response Text: the following morning, the next morning
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Text: 翌朝は快晴だったね。
Response: The weather was fine the next morning.
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Response Text: imperfect, incomplete
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Text: このデータはまだ不完全ね。
Response: This data is still incomplete.
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Response Text: land price
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Text: 東京の地価は上がり続けているんだ。
Response: The land price in Tokyo keeps going up.
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Response Text: science, in science
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Text: 彼は理系の学生です。
Response: He's a student who majors in science.
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Response Text: singing voice
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Text: 校舎から歌声が聞こえてきたよ。
Response: I can hear singing voices from the school building.
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Response Text: seawater
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Text: 海水から塩を作ります。
Response: We make salt from seawater.
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Response Text: upset, disagreeable
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Text: 彼の話を聞いて不愉快になった。
Response: I got upset listening to his story.
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Response Text: total (number)
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Text: 参加者の総数は705人でした。
Response: The total number of participants was 705.
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Response Text: in water, underwater
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Text: このカメラなら水中の写真が撮れますね。
Response: With this camera you can take underwater pictures.
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Response Text: homecoming, going (back) to one's hometown
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Text: 来週、帰省します。
Response: I'm going back to my hometown next week.
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Response Text: advanced age, elderliness
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Text: 年配の人に席を譲りました。
Response: I gave up my seat to an elderly person.
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Response Text: going round, circle
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Text: 私たちは庭園を一周しました。
Response: We went around the garden.
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Response Text: Japanese classical drama played by male actors
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Text: 歌舞伎の芝居を見にいきました。
Response: I went to see a kabuki play.
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Response Text: abuse, misuse
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Text: 彼は地位を悪用しています。
Response: He is abusing his position.
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Response Text: potato (of any kind)
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Text: お芋の料理はお好きですか。
Response: Do you like potato dishes?
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Response Text: vacate, clear out
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Text: 彼女はお年寄りのために席を空けたんだ。
Response: She gave up her seat to an elderly person.
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Response Text: alphabet
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Text: この子はアルファベットを全部言えます。
Response: This kid can say the entire alphabet.
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Response Text: chrysanthemum
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Text: 菊の花を買ってきました。
Response: I bought some chrysanthemums.
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Response Text: flat surface
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Text: このメガネをかけると平面が立体に見えます。
Response: Through these glasses, flat things look three-dimensional.
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Response Text: inhale, suck in
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Text: ほこりを吸い込んじゃった。
Response: I inhaled dust.
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Response Text: captain
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Text: 私がこの船の船長です。
Response: I'm the captain of this ship.
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Response Text: plunge, crash
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Text: 昨日株価が暴落しました。
Response: Stock prices plunged yesterday.
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Response Text: department of engineering
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Text: 彼は工学部の教授です。
Response: He is a professor in the Department of Engineering.
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Response Text: northeast
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Text: 町の北東に山があります。
Response: There's a mountain in the northeastern part of the town.
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Response Text: high temperature
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Text: 金属は高温で溶かします。
Response: We melt metals at high temperatures.
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Response Text: hourly wage
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Text: この仕事は時給1000円です。
Response: You get an hourly wage of 1000 yen in this job.
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Response Text: clique, faction
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Text: あの大学には派閥がたくさんあります。
Response: There are a lot of cliques at that university.
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Response Text: small quantity, small amount
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Text: 泡立てたクリームに少量のブランデーを加えます。
Response: We'll add a small amount of brandy to the whipped cream.
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Response Text: unnecessary, unneeded
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Text: 不必要なファイルは削除してください。
Response: Please delete unnecessary files.
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Response Text: heat, heating power, thermal power
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Text: 火力を弱めないと肉がこげるよ。
Response: You'll burn the meat if you don't turn down the heat.
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Response Text: lack of common sense
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Text: 彼は非常識な時間に電話してきたの。
Response: He called me at an unreasonable hour.
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Response Text: departure (from a country)
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Text: 1週間後に出国します。
Response: I'm leaving the country in one week.
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Response Text: paragraph
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Text: 次の段落を読んでください。
Response: Please read the next paragraph.
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Response Text: item, event
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Text: その選手は2種目でメダルを取ったわ。
Response: The athlete won medals in two events.
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Response Text: death in war
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Text: 祖父は戦死しました。
Response: My grandfather died in the war.
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Response Text: southwest
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Text: ここから南西に進むと村があります。
Response: You'll see a village if you go in the southwest direction from here.
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Response Text: blank sheet of paper
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Text: テストを白紙で出したの。
Response: I handed in my test in blank.
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Response Text: heat generation, getting a fever
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Text: 娘が突然、発熱したんだ。
Response: My daughter got a fever all of a sudden.
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Response Text: unequal, unfair
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Text: 職場での男女不平等はよく見られるね。
Response: Gender inequality in workplace is rather common.
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Response Text: tuition
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Text: 彼はアルバイトをして学費を稼いだんだ。
Response: He earned his tuition money by working part-time.
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Response Text: reading and writing
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Text: 息子は学校で読み書きを勉強しています。
Response: My son is learning reading and writing skills at school.
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Response Text: liberal arts, humanities
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Text: 彼女は文系です。
Response: She's in the humanities department.
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Response Text: seismic intensity
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Text: 今朝の地震は震度3でしたよ。
Response: The earthquake this morning measured 3 on the seismic intensity scale.
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Response Text: doubtful, suspicious
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Text: 疑わしい場所は全部調べよう。
Response: Let's search in all the suspicious places.
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Response Text: night sky
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Text: 二人で夜空を見上げたの。
Response: The two of us looked up at the night sky.
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Response Text: sand beach
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Text: 朝早く砂浜を散歩しました。
Response: I strolled on the sand beach early in the morning.
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Response Text: large number, a lot of
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Text: その仕事に多数の応募があったよ。
Response: We've received a lot of applications for the job.
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