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***** [a belief based on one's own ideas and thinking]  

Spelling opinion

Meaning: a belief based on one's own ideas and thinking
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) What is your opinion on the power crisis? エネルギー危機について、あなたの意見はどのようなものですか？

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***** [(1) to be against; (2) to fight against]  

Spelling oppose

Meaning (1): to be against
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She opposes cutting trees in national forests. 彼女は国有森林の木々を切ることに反対です。

Meaning (2): to fight against
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Protesters promised to oppose attempts to put oil wells in wild areas of Alaska. 反対者たちはアラスカの自然地帯に油井を置く試みに抵抗することを誓った。

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***** [(1) as different as possible; (2) completely different from; (3) exactly the other way]  

Spelling opposite

Meaning (1): as different as possible
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) They worked on opposite sides of town. 彼らは(互いに)町の反対側で働いた。

Meaning (2): completely different from
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Usage example (text) The two men held opposite opinions on the war. 2人は戦争について正反対の意見を持っていた。

Meaning (3): exactly the other way
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) North is the opposite direction from south. 北は南の逆の方向です。

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***** [(1) to make others suffer; (2) to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power]  

Spelling oppress

Meaning (1): to make others suffer
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The Khmer Rouge used torture and murder to oppress the Cambodian people. クメール・ルージュはカンボジアの人々を抑圧するのに拷問と殺人を行使した。

Meaning (2): to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The American colonists declared independence because Britain oppressed them with heavy taxes and brutal force. アメリカの入植者たちは、英国が彼らを重税と残忍な暴力でしいたげたので 独立を宣言した。

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***** [(1) giving another of two choices; (2) giving the last of several choices]

Spelling or

Meaning (1): giving another of two choices
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Would you like coffee or tea? コーヒーか紅茶を召し上がりますか？

Meaning (2): giving the last of several choices
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Usage example (text) I could meet you at noon on Monday, Tuesday, or Friday. 私はあなたに月曜日、火曜日、または金曜日の正午ならお会いできます。

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***** [(1) to travel in space around a planet or other object; (2) the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet]  

Spelling orbit

Meaning (1): to travel in space around a planet or other object
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The spacecraft will orbit the moon three times. 宇宙船は月の周囲を3度回ります。

Meaning (2): the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet
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Usage example (text) The satellite is in an orbit that will keep it always above the same place on Earth. 衛星はいつも地球の同じ場所の上を通る軌道にいます。

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***** [(1) to give a command; (2) to tell someone what to do; (3) a command; (4) the correct or normal way things are organized; (5) a peaceful situation in which people obey laws]  

Spelling order

Meaning (1): to give a command
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The sergeant ordered the marching soldiers to halt. 軍曹は行進する兵士たちに止まるよう命令した。

Meaning (2): to tell someone what to do
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The court ordered election officials to count the votes again. 裁判所は選挙係官たちに投票をもう1度数えるように指示した。

Meaning (3): a command
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Usage example (text) You have no choice but to obey the order. あなたには命令に従うほかに選択はありません。

Meaning (4): the correct or normal way things are organized
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Usage example (text) The President spoke about a new world order. 大統領は新しい世界の体制について話しをした。

Meaning (5): a peaceful situation in which people obey laws
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Usage example (text) Police stopped the rioting and returned order to the city. 警察は暴動を止め、町に秩序を取り戻した。

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***** [(1) to put in order; (2) to put together into a system]  

Spelling organize

Meaning (1): to put in order
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He needed a few minutes to organize his thoughts. 彼は自分の考えをまとめるのに数分かかった。

Meaning (2): to put together into a system
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She will help him organize the material for his book. 彼女は彼の本のための資料を整理するのを手伝います。

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***** [(1) different; (2) of another kind; (3) the remaining one or ones of two or more]  

Spelling other

Meaning (1): different
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Any other woman would have left him. ほかの女性だったら誰もが彼から離れていっただろう。

Meaning (2): of another kind
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Usage example (text) He wanted a life other than his own. 彼は自分のものとは違う人生を望んでいた。

Meaning (3): the remaining one or ones of two or more
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Usage example (text) That man is short; the other is tall. その男の人は背が低いです。もう一方の人は背が高いです。

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***** [of or belonging to us]  

Spelling our

Meaning: of or belonging to us
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) We ate our dinner in the park. 公園で自分たちの夕食を取りました。

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***** [(1) to force to leave; (2) to remove by force]  

Spelling oust

Meaning (1): to force to leave
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The soldiers ousted the farmers from the village. 兵士たちは村から農民らを立ち退かせた。

Meaning (2): to remove by force
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The rebels ousted the President. 反逆者たちは大統領を追放した。

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***** [(1) away from the inside; (2) opposite of in]  

Spelling out

Meaning (1): away from the inside
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He walked out of the house. 彼は家から外へ歩いて出ていった。

Meaning (2): opposite of in
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She was out of the office when I arrived. 彼女は私が到着した時、事務所を留守にしていた。

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***** [(1) above; (2) covering; (3) across, in or on every part of]  

Spelling over

Meaning (1): above
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She looked up as the plane flew over her. 彼女はその飛行機が彼女の上空を飛んだ時、見上げた。

Meaning (2): covering
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He pulled the blanket over his sleeping daughter. 彼は寝ている自分の娘の上の毛布を引っ張り、すっかりかけてやった。

Meaning (3): across, in or on every part of
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Usage example (text) She has traveled all over the world. 彼女は世界中を旅してきました。

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***** [(1) to remove from power; (2) to defeat or end by force]

Spelling overthrow

Meaning (1): to remove from power
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The people of Yugoslavia overthrew the President. ユーゴスラビアの国民は大統領を権力の座から引きずり下ろした。

Meaning (2): to defeat or end by force
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The report said the generals were plotting to overthrow the government. 報告によれば、将軍たちは政府を転覆させようとたくらんでいたとのことだった。

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***** [to pay or have to repay (usually money) in return for something received]  

Spelling owe

Meaning: to pay or have to repay (usually money) in return for something received
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) How much do I owe you for the coffee? 私はコーヒー代として、いくらあなたに借りがありますか？

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***** [to have or possess for oneself]  

Spelling own

Meaning: to have or possess for oneself
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He said he owned the car. 彼はその車は自分のものだと言った。

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