単語表４ Flashcards

Question

藁をもすがる

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わらをもすがる to grasp at straws, to resort to desperate measures

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じゅうし importance, stress, serious consideration; to take something seriously, to attach importance, to stress

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もんをたたく to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship, to ask to be made a pupil

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にがわらい bitter smile, wry smile, forced smile, strained laugh

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くしょう bitter smile, wry smile, strained laugh, sarcastic laugh

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じつりょく (real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency; arms, force

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しこうさくご trial and error

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とほうにくれる to be at a loss, to be puzzled

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しゅさいしゃ president, chairman

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ききせまる to be bloodcurdling, to be ghastly

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かいぜん betterment, improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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げんじょう present condition, existing state, status quo, current state

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つきぬける to pierce through, to break through

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つきうごかす to stimulate, to stir up, to arouse

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じゃくてん weak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot

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せいし looking straight ahead; viewing sincerely; normal vision

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はいぶん distribution, allotment

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knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang

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to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on, to clutch; to understand, to grasp, to comprehend

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ちてき intellectual

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ひんがある refined (character, manners), classy, polished

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たんに simply, merely, only, solely

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りゅうちょう fluent (language skill), flowing

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じょうねつ passion, enthusiasm, zeal

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しげき stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill

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しんらい reliance, trust, faith, confidence

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しんらいのおける reliable, authentic

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.. being the case, (precisely) because ..., as might be expected (from ..)

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ひきだし drawer; withdrawal, drawing out; variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

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みちびく to guide, to lead, to show the way, to conduct; to derive, to deduce

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かもしだす to engender, to bring about

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ろくおん (audio) recording

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しょかい first time, first innings, initial attempt; first, initial

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earnestly, keenly, fully, deeply, heartily, seriously; calmly

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きょうせい correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.), remedy, rectification, redress, reform

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きごう symbol, code, sign, notation

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そうざらい general review (e.g. of one's lessons), dress rehearsal

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たたきこむ to drive into, to throw into, to hit into

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おそわる to be taught (by), to learn from

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しょうひん commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise

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so to speak, so to call it, as it were

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きたえる to forge, to temper; to drill, to train, to discipline

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ざいさん property, fortune, assets

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ぼいん vowel

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かいぜんてん points of improvement, improved areas; points needing improvement, problem areas

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スパルタきょういく hard education, hard training, Spartan education

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ちゃくじつ steady, sound, trustworthy, solid

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しいん consonant

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きわめる to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly, to master

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しゅうかい meeting, assembly, gathering, congregation, convention, rally

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かく pit (of a fruit), stone; core; nucleus, nuclear; nuclear weaponry

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じゅうなん flexible, lithe, soft, pliable

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ちょうせい adjustment, regulation, coordination, reconciliation, tuning, fixing, tailoring

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じりつ independence, self-reliance

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noisily, clamorously, many people making a din

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きり fog, mist; spray

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ちょうじょう top, summit, peak

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かど excess, immoderation

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あかり light, illumination, glow, gleam; lamp, light

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あかりをけす to turn the lights off

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ともる to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb), to be lighted, to be burning

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きゅうどうしゃ investigator, one who seeks the way

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とりもどす to take back, to regain, to get back, to recover

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かんかく sense, sensation, feeling, intuition

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たいりょう large quantity, massive (quantity), mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

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やまづみ huge mound, heap, pile

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くみこむ to insert, to include, to cut in (printing)

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しょうじき honesty, integrity, frankness; honestly, frankly

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なまける to be idle, to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)

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まんしん self-conceit, pride

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おもいしらす to teach somebody a lesson, to have a revenge on, to get even with, to make someone realize, to make someone realise

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おもいしらせる to teach somebody a lesson, to have a revenge on, to get even with, to make someone realize, to make someone realise

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きゅうげき sudden, precipitous, radical

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ていたい stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention, accumulation, falling into arrears

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こきゅう breathing, respiration; knack, trick, secret (of doing something); harmony, balance, synchronization, accord; short interval, short pause

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ちからをつける to build up one's strength, to get stronger; to give (someone) strength, to cheer (someone) up, to encourage (someone)

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さいかくにん reaffirmation, reconfirmation, revalidation

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けたちがい an order of magnitude higher, off by a digit, in a different league, unbelievable, incomparable, unimaginable

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even more, still more, further

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おしつけがましい pushy, pushing, self-assertive

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もりあがり climax, uprush; bulge

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もりあがる to swell, to rise, to bulge, to be piled up; to rouse, to get excited

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もえつきる to burn out

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しゅうかく harvest, crop, ingathering; fruits (of one's labors), results

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げんかい limit, bound

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あこがれ yearning, longing, aspiration

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while; even though, despite

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どうし like-mindedness, (being of the) same mind, shared sentiment; comrade, fellow, kindred soul

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えんしゅう practice, practising; exercises, manoeuvres, maneuvers; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.), practicum

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ほんばん performance, take, going before an audience or on-air; game, season, crucial moment; actual sexual intercourse (i.e. not simulated), penetration

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のぞむ to desire; to wish for, to expect; to see, to command (a view of)

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かす to levy, to charge, to assess, to impose, to assign

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だいもく book title, heading; topic, subject, theme; Nichiren Buddhist chant

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げんみつにいうと strictly speaking

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がいよう outline, summary, overview, abridgment, synopsis

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じふ conceit, bragging about one's own ability

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うけみ the defensive; passive attitude, passivity, passiveness; the passive, passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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えんかつ smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious

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いっせきにちょう killing two birds with one stone

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たどく wide (extensive) reading

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ようやく summary, digest

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きゅうめい investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)

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かかくせってい price decision, price setting, pricing

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いこう switching over to, migration, transition

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ちゅうちょ hesitation, indecision, vacillation

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こわいろ tone of voice; mimicry, imitative voice

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きしゅう already learned

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かためる to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt); to put together, to collect, to gather, to consolidate; to make secure, to stabilize, to settle down, to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.), to establish (evidence); to fortify, to reinforce, to support; to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.); to swear, to resolutely vow, to sincerely promise; to tie tightly, to fasten; to hold a bow fully drawn

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のぞましい desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable

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めやす criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim; rough estimate, approximation

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ふび defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy; Yours in haste

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かいしじこく starting time

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じこく instant, time, moment

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かんけつ brevity, conciseness, simplicity

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はんせい reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation; regret, repentance, remorse, being sorry

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ふりこみ payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile

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いらいしょ written request, request for ..., application for ...

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けいひ expenses, cost, outlay

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しんせいしょ written application

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せいさん exact calculation, squaring of accounts, adjustment

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びこう note, remarks, NB

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ゆうそう mailing

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どういつ identical, same, one and the same, equal; fair, equal treatment, without discrimination

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そうふさき addressee

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なめらか smooth (e.g. skin or ground), glassy, velvety; fluent, smooth (speaking), without a hitch

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たいとく mastery, knack, realization, realisation, experience, comprehension

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じっし enforcement, implementation, putting into practice, carrying out, operation, working (e.g. working parameters), enactment

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なんいど degree of difficulty

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おやしらず wisdom tooth

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ばつぐん preeminence, distinction, extraordinariness; outstanding, excellent, exceptional, surpassing, extraordinary, distinguished

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ひようたいこうか cost-effectiveness

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まんぜん aimless, rambling, desultory

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ちかみち short way, shortcut

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せいしつ nature, property, disposition

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みきりはっしゃ starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision, starting an action without considering objections to it any longer

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めりはりのきいた explicit, clear, unambiguous, meaningful, lively

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メリハリをきかせた explicit, clear, unambiguous, meaningful, lively

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modulation (of voice); variation, variety; liveliness, full-bodied

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くぎる to demarcate, to delimit, to divide (an area), to mark off, to cut off; to punctuate, to put an end to (e.g. a sentence), to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

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もちゅう mourning

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ぼうはん prevention of crime

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さわぎ uproar, disturbance

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えんきんほう perspective

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こうず composition

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やみくも recklessly, blindly, at random

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きょうじゅほう teaching methodology, pedagogy

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しゅうし master's (academic degree)

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そっけつ prompt decision, summary judgment, summary judgement

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べんろん discussion, debate, argument

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とどうふけん administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures

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ゆうしゅうしょう award of excellence, merit award

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ちく district, section, sector

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ゆうりょうしょう prize for excellence, prize of excellence

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しつぼう disappointment, despair

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てってい thoroughness, completeness, consistency; thorough enforcement, seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

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てきかく precise, accurate, appropriate, exactly the right

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こうりょ consideration, taking into account

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てだすけ a help

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refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air), brisk, bracing, fresh, refreshed

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ぜんもん all the questions (in exam)

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ふせいかい incorrect, wrong, incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)

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ひょうめんてき on the surface

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ひっす indispensable, required

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ゆるぎない solid, firm, steady, unshakeable, unwavering

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あとおし pushing, backing, boosting, supporting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher

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わたす to ferry across (e.g. a river), to carry across, to traverse; to lay across, to build across; to hand over, to hand in, to pass, to give, to transfer

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いだく to embrace, to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby), to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge), to harbor, to bear, to have (e.g. ambition), to entertain (e.g. hope, suspicion); to have sex with, to make love to, to sleep with; to sit on eggs

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きょうかん sympathy, empathy, response

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かんめい deep impression

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いじ maintenance, preservation, improvement

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うつり projection, reflection, image, reception (e.g. TV), picture quality; match, harmony

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はいけい background, scenery, backdrop, setting, circumstance, context; backing, support (from behind the scenes)

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