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***** [a food grain]  

Spelling rice

Meaning: a food grain
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Rice is a major food in much of the world. 米は世界の多くの所で主食です。

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***** [(1) having much money or goods; (2) having plenty of something]

Spelling rich

Meaning (1): having much money or goods
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Her brother became a rich man. 彼女の兄(弟)は金持ちになった。

Meaning (2): having plenty of something
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Oil made Kuwait a rich country. 石油はクエートを裕福な国にしました。

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***** [(1) to sit on or in and be carried along; (2) to travel by animal, wheeled vehicle, airplane or boat]  

Spelling ride

Meaning (1): to sit on or in and be carried along
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She and I ride horses every weekend. 彼女と私は週末はいつも馬に乗ります。

Meaning (2): to travel by animal, wheeled vehicle, airplane or boat
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) I ride the subway to work. 私は仕事へ行くのに地下鉄に乗ります。

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***** [(1) what a person legally and morally should be able to do or have; (2) agreeing with the facts; (3) good; (4) correct; (5) opposite wrong; (6) on the side that is toward the east when one is facing north; (7) opposite left]

Spelling right

Meaning (1): what a person legally and morally should be able to do or have
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) It is their right to vote. 投票することは彼らの権利です。

Meaning (2): agreeing with the facts
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) You gave the right answer. あなたは正しい答を出しました。

Meaning (3): good
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He is the right kind of person for the job. 彼がその仕事にふさわしい人です。

Meaning (4): correct
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She always seems to do the right thing. 彼女はいつも当を得たことをしているようです。

Meaning (5): opposite wrong
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She said she was right and he was wrong. 彼女は自分は正しく、彼が間違っていると言った。

Meaning (6): on the side that is toward the east when one is facing north
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Our farm is on the right side of the river. 我々の農場はその川の右側にあります。

Meaning (7): opposite left
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Turn right, not left, at the second street. 2番目の道を左ではなく右に曲がってください。

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***** [(1) to act with many others in a violent way in a public place; (2) a violent action by a large group of people]  

Spelling riot

Meaning (1): to act with many others in a violent way in a public place
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Prisoners rioted and started fires inside the prison. 囚人らは暴動を起こし、刑務所の中に火をつけた。

Meaning (2): a violent action by a large group of people
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The riot spread from the football game to the streets. 暴動はフットボールの試合から市街へと広がった。

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*****　[(1) to go up; (2) to go higher; (3) to increase; (4) to go from a position of sitting or lying to a position of standing]  

Spelling rise

Meaning (1): to go up
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The moon will rise soon after the sun goes down. 月は太陽が沈んだ後すぐに昇るでしょう。

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

Usage example (text) The river is rising and spreading out. 川は増水して広がっています。

Meaning (3): to increase
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The temperature rises as the sun gets higher. 気温は太陽が高くなるにつれ上昇します。

Meaning (4): to go from a position of sitting or lying to a position of standing
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He rose to his feet as she walked into the room. 彼は彼女が部屋に入ってきた時、立ちあがった。

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***** [the chance of loss, damage or injury]  

Spelling risk

Meaning: the chance of loss, damage or injury
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He never considered the risk of a broken heart. 彼は失恋の恐れがあることなど全く考えなかった。

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***** [a large amount of water that flows across land into another river, a lake or an ocean]  

Spelling river

Meaning: a large amount of water that flows across land into another river, a lake or an ocean
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Native Americans called the big river "the Father of Waters." アメリカ先住民はその大きな川を「父なる川」と呼んだ。

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***** [a long piece of hard ground built between two places so people can walk, drive or ride easily from one place to the other]  

Spelling road

Meaning: a long piece of hard ground built between two places so people can walk, drive or ride easily from one place to the other
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The road was straight until it reached the mountains. 道は山に到着するまで真っ直ぐでした。

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***** [(1) to take money or property secretly or by force; (2) to steal]

Spelling rob

Meaning (1): to take money or property secretly or by force
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Someone robbed his television. 誰かが彼のテレビを盗んだ。

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

Usage example (text) The two men robbed her as she walked home from work. 彼女が仕事場から家へと歩いていた時、2人の男が彼女に強盗を働いた。

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***** [a hard piece of mineral matter]  

Spelling rock

Meaning: a hard piece of mineral matter
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He threw a rock across the river. 彼は川の向こう側へ石を投げた。

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***** [a device shaped like a tube that moves through air or space by burning gases and letting them escape from the back or bottom, sometimes used as a weapon]  

Spelling rocket

Meaning: a device shaped like a tube that moves through air or space by burning gases and letting them escape from the back or bottom, sometimes used as a weapon
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The huge rocket launched three men on a flight to the moon. 巨大なロケットが月への飛行に3人の男を打ち上げた。

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***** [(1) to turn over and over; (2) to move like a ball]  

Spelling roll

Meaning (1): to turn over and over
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The children rolled down the hill. 子供たちは丘を転げ落ちた。

Meaning (2): to move like a ball
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She rolled her eyes at his joke. 彼女は彼の冗談に目をぎょろつかせた。

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***** [a separate area within a building with its own walls]  

Spelling room

Meaning (1): a separate area within a building with its own walls
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The boy spent hours playing in his room. 男の子は自分の部屋で何時間も遊びにふけった。

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***** [the part of a plant that is under the ground and takes nutrients from the soil]  

Spelling root

Meaning: the part of a plant that is under the ground and takes nutrients from the soil
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The roots brought food to the big tree and held it firmly in the ground. 根は大木に栄養を送り、地面にしっかりと根付かせた。

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***** [a long, thick piece of material made from thinner pieces of material, used for tying]  

Spelling rope

Meaning: a long, thick piece of material made from thinner pieces of material, used for tying
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The boy tied the end of the rope around the tree. 男の子はロープの端をその木の周りに結びつけた。

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***** [(1) not flat or smooth; (2) having an uneven surface; (3) violent; (4) not made well]  

Spelling rough

Meaning (1): not flat or smooth
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The rough floor was made of wood, split by hand. 粗い床は手(作業)で割った木で出来ていました。

Meaning (2): having an uneven surface
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) We found rough ground at the top of the mountain. 山の頂上に着くと、地面はでこぼこだった。

Meaning (3): violent
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The strong wind made a rough sea. 強風で海が荒れた。

Meaning (4): not made well
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The rough wall of stones did not stand straight. ぞんざいな作りの石塀は真っ直ぐには立っていなかった。

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***** [having the shape of a ball or circle]  

Spelling round

Meaning: having the shape of a ball or circle
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The stone plate was perfectly round. 石の皿は完全な円形でした。

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***** [to move something over the surface of another thing]  

Spelling rub

Meaning: to move something over the surface of another thing
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The boy rubbed his hand over the cat's back. 男の子は猫の背を手でなでました。

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***** [a substance made from the liquid of trees with the same name, or a similar substance made from chemicals]  

Spelling rubber

Meaning: a substance made from the liquid of trees with the same name, or a similar substance made from chemicals
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The ball was made of rubber. ボールはゴムで出来ていました。

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***** [(1) to damage severely; (2) to destroy]  

Spelling ruin

Meaning (1): to damage severely
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The rain ruined the book he left outside. 彼が外に置きっぱなしにした本が雨でだめになった。

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

Usage example (text) Time ruined the old building, leaving only fallen walls. 時はその古いビルを朽ちさせ、くずれた塀だけが残っていた。

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***** [(1) to govern or control; (2) to decide; (3) a statement or an order that says how something must be done]  

Spelling rule

Meaning (1): to govern or control
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) One party ruled the Senate; the other ruled the House of Representatives. ひとつの党が上院を支配し、もうひとつの党が下院を支配した。

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

Usage example (text) Five of nine Supreme Court judges ruled that the Republican should be President. 9人のうち5人の最高裁判所判事がその共和党員が大統領であると裁決した。

Meaning (3): a statement or an order that says how something must be done
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The rules were not clear on how to count the votes. 票を数える方法についての規定が明確でなかった。

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***** [to move quickly by steps faster than those used for walking]  

Spelling run

Meaning: to move quickly by steps faster than those used for walking
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Please walk, do not run, to the nearest door. 一番近くのドアまで走らずに歩いてください。

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