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***** [a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water] 

Meaning: a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water
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Usage example (text) The dam burst after a week of rain. ダムは1週間の雨の後、決壊した。

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***** [(1) to cause injury or destruction; (2) harm; (3) hurt or injury, usually to things]  

Meaning (1): to cause injury or destruction
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Usage example (text) The boy damaged his toys by throwing them against the wall. 男の子は、彼のおもちゃを壁に投げつけて壊した。

Meaning (2): harm
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Usage example (text) The storm caused a lot of damage to crops. 嵐は農作物に多大な損害をもたらした。

Meaning (3): hurt or injury, usually to things
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Usage example (text) Hitting the tree did serious damage to my car. 木にぶつかったので、私の車は大破した。

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***** [(1) to move the body and feet to music; (2) a series of steps, usually to music]  

Meaning (1): to move the body and feet to music
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Usage example (text) Will you dance with me? 私と踊っていただけませんか？

Meaning (2): a series of steps, usually to music
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Usage example (text) Do you know how to do the chicken dance? チキンダンスは、どのように踊るのか知っていますか？

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***** [a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss]  

Meaning: a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss
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Usage example (text) Some people enjoy the danger of rock climbing or sky diving. 人によっては、ロッククライミングまたはスカイダイビングの危険を楽しむ人がいる。

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***** [having little or no light]  

Meaning: having little or no light
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Usage example (text) The room was dark. 部屋は暗かった。

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***** [a day, month and year]  

Meaning: a day, month and year
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Usage example (text) Today's date is September 10, 2000. 今日は2000年9月10日です。

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***** [a person's female child]  

Meaning: a person's female child
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Usage example (text) Tommy is going to the movies with Helen's daughter. トミーはヘレンの娘と映画へ行きます。

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***** [(1) twenty-four hours; (2) the hours of sunlight]  

Meaning (1): twenty-four hours
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Usage example (text) I plan to be away from home for ten days. 私は10日間家を留守にする予定です。

Meaning (2): the hours of sunlight
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Usage example (text) Alan works at night and sleeps during the day. アランは夜働き、日中は寝る。

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***** [not living]  

Meaning: not living
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Usage example (text) The number of dead and injured in the rioting is not yet known. 暴動での死者とけが人の数はまだ分かっていない。

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***** [not able to hear]  

Meaning: not able to hear
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Usage example (text) The deaf man could not hear what you said. 聴覚障害の男の人は、あなたの言うことが聞こえませんでした。

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***** [(1) to have to do with; (2) to buy or sell]  

Meaning (1): to have to do with
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Usage example (text) The talks will deal with the problem of pollution. 会議は汚染の問題を取り上げるでしょう。

Meaning (2): to buy or sell
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Usage example (text) Her company deals in plastic. 彼女の会社はプラスティックを取り扱っている。

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***** [(1) to argue for or against something; (2) a public discussion or argument]  

Meaning (1): to argue for or against something
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Usage example (text) The two candidates debated for one and a half hours on nationwide television. 2人の候補者は全国放送テレビで1時間半の間討論した。

Meaning (2): a public discussion or argument
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Usage example (text) Which candidate do you think won the debate? どちらの候補者が討論に勝利したと思いますか？

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***** [(1) something that is owed; (2)the condition of owing]  

Meaning (1): something that is owed
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Usage example (text) The bank will want a list of all your debts before it considers your loan request. 銀行はあなたの借入申請を考慮する前に、 あなたの全負債の一覧を要求するでしょう。

Meaning (2): the condition of owing
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Usage example (text) I owe a great debt to my family for all they did for me. 家族が私にしてくれたことに、私は大変な恩義を持っている。

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***** [(1) to choose; (2) to settle; (3) to judge]  

Meaning (1): to choose
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Usage example (text) Which of the two books did you decide to read? 2冊の本のうちどちらを読むことにしましたか？

Meaning (2): to settle
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Usage example (text) Jay and I agreed that we would decide our dispute. ジェイと私は我々の口論に決着をつけることに同意した。

Meaning (3): to judge
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Usage example (text) The judge decided that the accused man was not guilty. 裁判官は被告が無罪であると判決を下した。

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***** [(1) to say; (2) to make a statement]  

Meaning (1): to say
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Usage example (text) Jane declared that she never wanted to see him again. ジェーンは彼に2度と会いたくないと明言した。

Meaning (2): to make a statement
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Usage example (text) The United States declared its independence from Britain on July 4, 1776. アメリカ合衆国は英国からの独立を1776年7月4日に宣言した。

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***** [to make less in size or amount]  

Meaning: to make less in size or amount
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Usage example (text) Technology helped the farmer to decrease his use of electricity. 科学技術は農夫が電気の使用を減らすのに役立った。

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***** [(1) going far down; (2) a long way from top to bottom]  

Meaning (1): going far down
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Usage example (text) The diver went deep into the ocean. 潜水士は海の中深く潜った。

Meaning (2): a long way from top to bottom
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Usage example (text) The ocean was very deep where the ship went down. 船が沈没したところはとても深い海だった。

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***** [to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; (2) a loss; (3) the condition of having lost]  

Meaning (1): to cause to lose in a battle or struggle
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Usage example (text) The House of Representatives defeated the President's request for more money for health care. 下院は大統領の保健医療費増額の要求を退けた。

Meaning (2): a loss
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Usage example (text) It was the first defeat for the White House on health care spending. ホワイトハウスが保健医療費用問題で敗北したのは初めてのことだった。

Meaning (3): the condition of having lost
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Usage example (text) The defeat kills efforts to expand the health care system. その失敗は保健医療制度を拡充しようとする努力をだめにした。

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***** [(1) to guard or fight against attack; (2) to protect]  

Meaning (1): to guard or fight against attack
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Usage example (text) The soldiers fought hard to defend the city from the invaders. 兵士たちは侵略者から町を守るために果敢に闘った。

Meaning (2): to protect
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Usage example (text) How can you defend what he did? あなたは彼のしたことをどのようにかばうつもりですか？

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***** [a shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports]  

Meaning: a shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports
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Usage example (text) The President and the Congress worked together to reduce the budget deficit. 大統領と議会は予算の赤字減少のために共に努力した。

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