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***** [a short time ago]  

Spelling recent

Meaning: a short time ago
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) These are recent pictures of my family. これらは私の家族の最近の写真です。

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***** [a temporary reduction in economic activity, when industries produce less and many workers lose their jobs]  

Spelling recession

Meaning: a temporary reduction in economic activity, when industries produce less and many workers lose their jobs
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Will a big tax cut prevent a recession? 大減税が景気後退を防ぐでしょうか？

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***** [(1) to know or remember something or someone that was known, known about or seen before; (2) to accept another nation as independent and establish diplomatic ties with its government]  

Spelling recognize

Meaning (1): to know or remember something or someone that was known, known about or seen before
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He recognized his friend of many years ago. 彼は何年も前の友人のことが分かった。

Meaning (2): to accept another nation as independent and establish diplomatic ties with its government
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Most nations recognized the newly independent country. ほとんどの国が新たに独立した国を承認した。

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***** [(1) to write something in order to have it for future use; (2) to put sound or pictures in a form that can be kept and heard or seen again; (3) a writing that shows proof or facts about something]  

Spelling record

Meaning (1): to write something in order to have it for future use
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He records each day what his teachers expect him to study at home. 彼は先生たちが彼に家で勉強するように言うことを毎日書きとめます。

Meaning (2): to put sound or pictures in a form that can be kept and heard or seen again
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) VOA Special English feature programs are recorded before they are broadcast. VOA Special English の特別番組は放送前に録音されます。

Meaning (3): a writing that shows proof or facts about something
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) A public record is kept of all home sales in this county. この郡におけるすべての住宅の販売については、公の記録が残されます。

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***** [(1) to get again something that was lost, stolen or taken away; (2) to return to normal health or normal conditions]  

Spelling recover

Meaning (1): to get again something that was lost, stolen or taken away
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The police recovered the stolen money. 警察は盗まれた金を取り戻した。

Meaning (2): to return to normal health or normal conditions
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She is expected to recover from the operation. 彼女は手術から回復する見込みです。

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***** [having the color like that of blood]  

Spelling red

Meaning: having the color like that of blood
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Those red flowers are roses. あれらの赤い花はバラです。

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***** [(1) to make less or smaller in number, size or amount; (2) to cut]

Spelling reduce

Meaning (1): to make less or smaller in number, size or amount
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She reduced her picture so it would fit in her passport. 彼女は旅券に合うように写真を縮小した。

Meaning (2): to cut
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Congress voted to reduce taxes. 議会は減税のため票決した。

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***** [(1) to make better by changing; (2) to improve; (3) a change to a better condition]  

Spelling reform

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

Usage example (text) The Congress reformed the way candidates pay for political campaigns. 議会は選挙候補者が政治運動に対して支払う方法を改革した。

Meaning (2): to improve
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He reformed his life by ending all use of tobacco and alcohol. 彼は喫煙やアルコールを飲むことをすべてやめることによって生活を改善した。

Meaning (3): a change to a better condition
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The voters approved reforms that will reduce air and water pollution. 有権者たちは大気や水の汚染を減らす改革に賛成した。

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***** [a person who has been forced to flee because of unjust treatment, danger or war]  

Spelling refugee

Meaning: a person who has been forced to flee because of unjust treatment, danger or war
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) His family came to the United States as refugees. 彼の家族は合衆国に難民としてやって来ました。

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***** [(1) to reject; (2) to not accept, give or do something]  

Spelling refuse

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

Usage example (text) She refused his apology. 彼女は彼の謝罪を拒絶しました。

Meaning (2): to not accept, give or do something
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He refused to fight in the Vietnam War. 彼はベトナム戦争で戦うのを拒否しました。

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***** [a feeling of sadness or sorrow about something that is done or that happens]  

Spelling regret

Meaning: a feeling of sadness or sorrow about something that is done or that happens
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The President expressed regret that so many lives were lost. 大統領は非常にたくさんの命が失われたことに遺憾の意を表した。

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***** [to refuse to accept, use or believe]  

Spelling reject

Meaning: to refuse to accept, use or believe
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Colonel Travis rejected the General's demand. トラヴィス大佐は将軍の要求を拒否した。

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***** [(1) understandings or ties between nations; (2) members of the same family; (3) people connected by marriage or family ties]  

Spelling relations

Meaning (1): understandings or ties between nations
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The United States does not have diplomatic relations with Cuba. 合衆国はキューバと外交関係を持っていません。

Meaning (2): members of the same family
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Most of his relations live in California. 彼の親族のほとんどはカリフォルニアに住んでいます。

Meaning (3): people connected by marriage or family ties
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He sees his wife's relations almost every week. 彼は妻の親類とほぼ毎週会う。

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***** [(1) to free; (2) to permit to go; (3) to permit to be known or made public]  

Spelling release

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

Usage example (text) The terrorists released their hostages. テロリストたちは人質を解放した。

Meaning (2): to permit to go
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The child released his balloon. 子供は風船を放した。

Meaning (3): to permit to be known or made public
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The spokesman released details of the President's trip. スポークスマンは大統領の旅行の詳細を公表した。

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***** [a belief in, or the honoring of, a god or gods]  

Spelling religion

Meaning: a belief in, or the honoring of, a god or gods
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The Constitution says the United States cannot establish an official religion. 合衆国憲法は公認の宗教を制定することはできないとしている。

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***** [(1) to stay in a place after others leave; (2) to stay the same]

Spelling remain

Meaning (1): to stay in a place after others leave
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She remained in the town after most of her friends left. 彼女は友人らのほとんどが去った後も町に残っていた。

Meaning (2): to stay the same
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He has remained my friend for almost 50 years. 彼はほぼ50年間私の友人のままです。

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***** [a dead body]  

Spelling remains

Meaning: a dead body
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The soldier's remains were buried in the National Cemetery. 兵士の遺体は国立墓地に埋葬された。

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***** [(1) to think about the past; (2) opposite forget]  

Spelling remember

Meaning (1): to think about the past
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) I still remember stories that my grandfather told me. 私は祖父が話してくれた物語をまだ覚えています。

Meaning (2): opposite forget
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She told him to remember to call when he got home. 彼女は家に着いたら忘れずに電話するよう彼に言った。

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***** [(1) to take away or take off; (2) to put an end to; (3) to take out of a position or office]  

Spelling remove

Meaning (1): to take away or take off
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She removed her shoes as soon as she sat down. 彼女は座るやいなや靴を脱いだ。

Meaning (2): to put an end to
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Doctors removed his gall bladder. 医師らは彼の胆嚢を摘出した。

Meaning (3): to take out of a position or office
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The dishonest judge was removed from office. 不誠実な裁判官は公職を解かれた。

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***** [work done to fix something]  

Spelling repair

Meaning: work done to fix something
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) His car is being repaired. 彼の車は修理中です。

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