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leaf,
foliage
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1. This word is difficult so I would like for you to explain it to me.
2. I want to mail a thank-you letter to my teacher who has taken care of me, but what words will be most appropriate for a thank-you?
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2
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continue,
succession
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1. Nakano: About how many people do you think will continue (studying) Japanese next year?
Furuta: I don't know well, but I think few people will continue.
2. This road continues on to Frolida.
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busy |
1. I am busy every day and I don't have time even to go to the movies.
2. Please practice Kanji every day even if you are busy.
3. I am busy tomorrow, but I can leave the company early the day after tomorrow.
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4
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think,
filial piety
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1. I want you to think hard about what this word means.
2. When I was out walking, thinking about the homestay family with whom I will be homestaying this summer, a big dog, barking"Wan, wan" came out from over there.
3. I am thinking of what I should do after I leave college.
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5
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return
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1. I wanted to do a part-time job at a Japanese bank in Boston this summer, but a reply came, saying"We have no vacancy now. Sorry."
2. I wrote a letter to him, but I haven't received his reply yet. It has already been three months since I wrote the letter.
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decision,
judgement,
cutting
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1. I planned to eat lunch with my roommate at the college cafeteria, but because I became busy I had to back out (decline).
2. Tomoko: Are you going to get married with Momotaroo?
Natsuko: No, I am going to decline it. Because we are still too young.
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7
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No, refuse,
decline
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1. In Japanese there are several ways to say no, such as "Iie" , "Iya", etc.
2. As much as possible please do not use negative words at the interview.
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8
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deciding,
determine,
establish
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1. I asked him if he was sleeping in the room with the bookshelf around 10:30 last night, but he denied it strongly saying, "I wasn't sleeping in such a place."
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9
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aspect, phase,
together
each other
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1. Since I'm not sure exactly who is calling, I am sorry, but can you ask for me?
2. Is the next oppornent against Dartmouth Princeton or Harvard?
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10
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intimacy,
parent
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1. Natsuko: Do you know who is close to Mr. Ueki?
Naoko: I am sure that it is Mr. Hashimoto. Because they are always together.
2. Do those two have an intimate relationship?
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