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*****  [the person speaking]  

Spelling I

Meaning: the person speaking
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) I am glad to meet you. お会いできてうれしく思います。

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***** [frozen water]  

Spelling ice

Meaning: frozen water
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Would you like more ice in your drink? お飲み物にもっと氷を入れましょうか？

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***** [(1) a thought or picture in the mind; (2) a belief]  

Spelling idea

Meaning (1): a thought or picture in the mind
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He liked your ideas for the party. 彼はパーティーに関するあなたの案が気に入りました。

Meaning (2): a belief
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) His ideas about religion are very strange. 宗教に関する彼の考えはとても変わっている。

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***** [to recognize someone or something and to say who or what they are]  

Spelling identify

Meaning: to recognize someone or something and to say who or what they are
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Can you identify the man you saw with the victim? あなたが見た犠牲者と一緒にいた男を誰だか識別できますか？

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***** [(1) on condition; (2) provided that]  

Spelling if

Meaning (1): on condition
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) I will go only if you go. あなたが行きさえすれば私も行きます(あなたが行く時だけ行く)。

Meaning (2): provided that
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) I will go if you go. あなたが行くなら私も行きます。

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***** [(1) not legal; (2) in violation of a law]  

Spelling illegal

Meaning (1): not legal
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) His friend was an illegal visitor to this country. 彼の友達はこの国への不法入国者だった。

Meaning (2): in violation of a law
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The judge said throwing waste paper from the car was an illegal act. 裁判官は、車から紙くずを投げ捨てるのは不法行為だと言った。

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***** [(1) to make a picture in the mind; (2) to form an idea]  

Spelling imagine

Meaning (1): to make a picture in the mind
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) I can imagine how pleased she was with the gift. 私は彼女が贈り物をどんなに喜んだか想像できます。

Meaning (2): to form an idea
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She said she could imagine several ways to correct the problem. 彼女はその問題を是正するいくつかの手段を考え出すことができると言った。

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***** [(1) without delay; (2) very near in time or place]  

Spelling immediate

Meaning (1): without delay
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The emergency required immediate action. 緊急事態には早急な行動が必要だった。

Meaning (2): very near in time or place
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The officer ordered his men to search the immediate area. 指揮官は自分の部下に近隣の地域を探索するよう命じた。

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***** [(1) to bring from another country; (2) something brought from another country, usually for sale]  

Spelling import

Meaning (1): to bring from another country
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) This candy was imported from Germany. このキャンディーはドイツから輸入されました。

Meaning (2): something brought from another country, usually for sale
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The report said imports were increasing but exports were lower. 輸入は増加しているが、輸出は少なくなっていると報告された。

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***** [having great meaning, value or power]  

Spelling important

Meaning: having great meaning, value or power
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She is an important member of Congress. 彼女は国会の有力な議員です。

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***** [(1) to make better; (2) to become better]  

Spelling improve

Meaning (1): to make better
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He improved the company's earnings. 彼は会社の収益を向上させた。

Meaning (2): to become better
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The company's earnings improved. 会社の収益は向上した。

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***** [(1) inside; (2) held by; (3) contained by; (4) surrounded by; (5) during]

Spelling in

Meaning (1): inside
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The food is in the ice box. 食料はアイスボックスの中です。

Meaning (2): held by
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) What do you have in your hand? あなたは手の中に何を持っていますか？

Meaning (3): contained by
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The good wine is in that bottle. おいしいワインはその瓶に入っています。

Meaning (4): surrounded by
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Did you get wet in the storm? 嵐に遭って濡れましたか。

Meaning (5): during
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Usage example (text) He heard the child crying in the night. 彼は夜中に子供が泣くのを聞いた。

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***** [an event or something that happens]  

Spelling incident

Meaning: an event or something that happens
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The incident did not affect her performance. その出来事は、彼女の演技(演奏)に影響しなかった。

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***** [to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually something bad or violent]  

Spelling incite

Meaning: to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually something bad or violent
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The speaker incited the riot. 演説者は騒動を煽った。

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***** [(1) to have; (2) to make a part of]  

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

Usage example (text) That price includes sales tax. 価格は消費税を含んでいます。

Meaning (2): to make a part of
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Please include Mary on the list of speakers. メリーを話し手のリストに加えてください。

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

Spelling increase

Meaning: to make more in size or amount
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The runner increased his speed near the finish line. 走者はゴール近くでスピードを上げた。

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***** [(1) not influenced by or controlled by another or others; (2) free; (3) separate]  

Spelling independent

Meaning (1): not influenced by or controlled by another or others
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) An independent investigator found no evidence of wrongdoing. 独立して調査を行った調査員は、何も悪行の痕跡を発見しなかった。

Meaning (2): free
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He was an independent thinker. 彼は独自の思想を持った人だった。

Meaning (3): separate
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The 13 American colonies declared that they were independent from Britain. アメリカにあった13の植民地は英国からの独立を宣言した。

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***** [one person]  

Spelling individual

Meaning: one person
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He wrote about protecting the legal rights of the individual. 彼は個人の法的権利の擁護について書いた。

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***** [(1) any business that produces goods or provides services; (2) the work and related activity in factories and offices; (3) all organizations involved in manufacturing]  

Meaning (1): any business that produces goods or provides services
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She works in the travel industry. 彼女は旅行業界で働いています。

Meaning (2): the work and related activity in factories and offices
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Industry began slowing down in the final months of 2000. 事業は2000年の年末に落ち込みはじめた。

Meaning (3): all organizations involved in manufacturing
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Usage example (text) He believes the labor unions and industry will reach early agreement on their differences. 彼は労働組合と会社側は両者の相違点について、早期に合意に達すると信じている。

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***** [to make sick with something that causes disease]  

Spelling infect

Meaning: to make sick with something that causes disease
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) A biological weapon could infect millions of people with a deadly disease. 生物兵器は致死的な病気によって何百万もの人々を感染させることができる。

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