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***** [the daughter of a person's daughter or son]  

    Spelling granddaughter

Meaning: the daughter of a person's daughter or son
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) My granddaughter is three years old today. 私の孫娘は今日で3才です。

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***** [the father of a person's father or mother]  

    Spelling grandfather

Meaning: the father of a person's father or mother
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He became a grandfather when his granddaughter was born. 彼は孫娘が生まれておじいさんになった。

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***** [the mother of a person's father or mother]  

    Spelling grandmother

Meaning: the mother of a person's father or mother
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She plans to visit her grandmother. 彼女はおばあさんを訪ねる予定です。

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***** [the son of a person's daughter or son]  

    Spelling grandson

Meaning: the son of a person's daughter or son
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (voice) The old woman had many grandsons. 老婦人にはたくさんの孫息子がいた。

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***** [a plant with long, narrow, green leaves]  

    Spelling grass

Meaning: a plant with long, narrow, green leaves
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He asked his grandson to cut the grass in his yard. 彼は自分の孫息子に庭の草を刈るように頼んだ。

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***** [having the color like that made by mixing black and white]  

    Spelling gray

Meaning: having the color like that made by mixing black and white
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Gray clouds filled the sky. 空は灰色の雲でいっぱいでした。

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***** [(1) very large or more than usual in size or number; (2) very good; (3) important]  

    Spelling great

Meaning (1): very large or more than usual in size or number
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) A great many people around the world watched on television as the astronaut stepped onto the moon's surface. 宇宙飛行士が月面に足を踏み出した時、 世界中の非常にたくさんの人々がテレビで見ていた。

Meaning (2): very good
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He was a great President. 彼はすばらしい大統領でした。

Meaning (3): important
Usage example (voice) 

Usage example (text) I like to read about the great heroes of history. 私は歴史上の偉大な英雄について読むことが好きです。

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***** [(1) having the color like that made by mixing yellow and blue; (2) having the color like that of growing leaves and grass]  

    Spelling green

Meaning (1): having the color like that made by mixing yellow and blue
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Mixing blue and yellow paint produces green paint. 青色と黄色のペンキを混ぜると、緑色のペンキができます。

Meaning (2): having the color like that of growing leaves and grass
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Rain has made the trees especially green this year. 今年は雨が木々を特に青々とさせました。

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***** [to reduce to small pieces by crushing]  

    Spelling grind

Meaning: to reduce to small pieces by crushing
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Many people grind coffee beans each morning to make coffee. 多くの人々が毎朝、コーヒーを入れるためにコーヒー豆を挽きます。

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***** [(1) land; (2) the earth's surface; (3) soil]  

    Spelling ground

Meaning (1): land
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The ground here is very dry. ここの土地はとても乾いています。

Meaning (2): the earth's surface
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The airlines plane flew almost nine kilometers above the ground. 航空会社の飛行機は地上ほぼ9キロのところを飛んだ。

Meaning (3): soil
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) In the spring, farmers prepare the ground for planting crops. 農夫たちは春に種まきのために土を準備します。

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***** [(1) a number of people or things together; (2) a gathering of people working for a common purpose]  

    Spelling group

Meaning (1): a number of people or things together
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) That group of houses was built last year. あの(ひとかたまりの)家々は昨年建てられたものです。

Meaning (2): a gathering of people working for a common purpose
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The two groups decided to work together instead of competing with each other. 2つのグループは互いに競う代わりに共に働くことに決めた。

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***** [(1) to develop or become bigger; (2) to increase in size or amount]

    Spelling grow

Meaning (1): to develop or become bigger
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) That young tree has grown much taller in the past year. その若木はこの1年で大変背たけが伸びた。

Meaning (2): to increase in size or amount
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Higher interest rates made his savings grow even more. 金利が上がったので彼の貯蓄はさらに増えた。

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***** [(1) to promise a result; (2) to promise that something will happen]  

    Spelling guarantee

Meaning (1): to promise a result
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The company guaranteed it would repair or replace the computer if it broke within two years. 会社はコンピューターが2年以内に壊れたら修理するか交換すると保証した。

Meaning (2): to promise that something will happen
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The employee guaranteed he would complete the work by the end of the week. 従業員は週末までに仕事を完成させると約束した。

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***** [(1) to watch and protect a person, place or thing; (2) a person or thing that watches or protects]  

    Spelling guard

Meaning (1): to watch and protect a person, place or thing
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He guards the president. 彼は大統領を警護します。

Meaning (2): a person or thing that watches or protects
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He is a prison guard. 彼は看守です。

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***** [a person who fights as part of an unofficial army, usually against an official army or police]  

    Spelling guerrilla

Meaning: a person who fights as part of an unofficial army, usually against an official army or police
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Guerrillas attacked a police station in the town and captured guns and ammunition. ゲリラたちは町の交番を襲い、銃と弾薬を奪った。

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***** [(1) to lead to; (2) to show the way; (3) one who shows the way]

    Spelling guide

Meaning (1): to lead to
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He offered to guide us to the top of the mountain. 彼は我々を山の頂上へ案内すると申し出た。

Meaning (2): to show the way
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The driver guided his car through the narrow street. ドライバーは車を進めて狭い道を切りぬけた。

Meaning (3): one who shows the way
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Our guide spent the day showing us the city. ガイドは我々に町を案内するのに1日を費やしました。

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***** [(1) having done something wrong or in violation of a law; (2) responsible for a bad action]  

    Spelling guilty

Meaning (1): having done something wrong or in violation of a law
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The court found him guilty of stealing a car. 裁判所は彼は車を盗んだ罪で有罪であると判決を下した。

Meaning (2): responsible for a bad action
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She felt guilty because she did not call her mother. 彼女は母親に電話をしなかったので気がとがめた。

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***** [a weapon that shoots bullets]  

    Spelling gun

Meaning: a weapon that shoots bullets
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Is it legal to own a gun in your country? あなたの国では銃を所持することは合法ですか？

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