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***** [to damage or destroy as an act against an organization or nation]  

Spelling sabotage

Meaning: to damage or destroy as an act against an organization or nation
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The rebels sabotaged the railroad. 反抗者たちは鉄道の破壊活動を行った。

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***** [to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief, idea, goal or another person]  

Spelling sacrifice

Meaning: to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief, idea, goal or another person
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She sacrificed her house to pay for medical school for her son. 彼女は息子を医学校に行かせるために自分の家を投げ売った。

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***** [not happy]  

Spelling sad

Meaning: not happy
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He was sad because she left. 彼女が去ってしまったので、彼は悲しかった。

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***** [away from harm or danger]  

Spelling safe

Meaning: away from harm or danger
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) This is a safe place for you to stay. ここはあなたが居るのに安全なところです。

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***** [to travel by boat or ship]  

Spelling sail

Meaning: to travel by boat or ship
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) We will sail to Hawaii on Thursday. 我々は木曜日にハワイに向けて出航する。

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***** [a person involved in sailing a boat or ship]  

Spelling sailor

Meaning: a person involved in sailing a boat or ship
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He is a sailor on one of the big oil ships. 彼は大きなオイルタンカーのひとつに乗る船乗りです。

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***** [a white substance found in seawater and in the ground, used to affect the taste of food]  

Spelling salt

Meaning: a white substance found in seawater and in the ground, used to affect the taste of food
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The doctor says eating too much salt can raise my blood pressure. 医者は塩をたくさん摂りすぎると、私の血圧は上がることがあると言う。

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***** [(1) not different; (2) not changed; (3) like another or others]  

Spelling same

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

Usage example (text) He eats at the same time every day. 彼は毎日同じ時間に食事をする。

Meaning (2): not changed
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She looks the same as she did ten years ago. 彼女は10年前と見た目が変わりません。

Meaning (3): like another or others
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) His car is the same as mine. 彼の車は私の車と同じ(種類、型式)です。

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***** [extremely small pieces of crushed rock found in large amounts in deserts and on coasts]  

Spelling sand

Meaning: extremely small pieces of crushed rock found in large amounts in deserts and on coasts
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The hot sand of the desert burned her feet. 砂漠の熱い砂は彼女の足をやけどさせた。

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***** [(1) a small object in space that moves around a larger object; (2) an object placed in orbit around the earth]  

Spelling satellite

Meaning (1): a small object in space that moves around a larger object
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The Earth and other planets are satellites of the sun. 地球とその他の惑星は太陽の衛星です。

Meaning (2): an object placed in orbit around the earth
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) A new communications satellite was put in orbit today. 新しい通信衛星は今日、軌道に乗せられた。

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***** [to give or provide what is desired, needed or demanded]  

Spelling satisfy

Meaning: to give or provide what is desired, needed or demanded
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Does this food satisfy your hunger? この食べ物であなたの空腹は満たされますか？

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***** [(1) to make safe; (2) to remove from harm; (3) to keep for future use]

Spelling save

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

Usage example (text) He saved the building by disarming the bomb. 彼は爆弾を爆発しないようにすることでそのビルを救った。

Meaning (2): to remove from harm
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The fireman saved her when he pulled her from the burning house. 消防士は燃えている家から彼女を救出した。

Meaning (3): to keep for future use
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She saved a little money every week. 彼女は毎週少しのお金を貯金した。

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***** [(1) to speak; (2) to express in words]  

Spelling say

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

Usage example (text) What will you say to her? あなたは彼女に何を言うつもりですか？

Meaning (2): to express in words
Usage example (voice) 

Usage example (text) I will say to her what is in my heart. 私は心の中にあることを彼女に話すつもりです。

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***** [(1) a place for education; (2) a place where people go to learn]

Spelling school

Meaning (1): a place for education
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Is your son going to public or private school? あなたの息子は公立か私立どちらの学校に行きますか？

Meaning (2): a place where people go to learn
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Her school is testing students to measure how much they have learned. 彼女の学校は、どのぐらい生徒たちが学んだかを評価するために 生徒を試験しています。

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***** [the study of nature and the actions of natural things, and the knowledge gained about them]  

Spelling science

Meaning: the study of nature and the actions of natural things, and the knowledge gained about them
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Science has made great changes in our lives in just a few years. 科学者たちはここ数年で我々の暮らしを劇的に変化させました。

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***** [a large area of salt water, usually part of an ocean]  

Spelling sea

Meaning: a large area of salt water, usually part of an ocean
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The rough sea seems angry. 荒れた海は怒っているように見えます。

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***** [to look for carefully]  

Spelling search

Meaning: to look for carefully
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) We searched everywhere for her missing book. 我々は彼女のなくなった本をくまなく探しました。

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***** [(1) one of the four periods of the year that is based on the earth's position toward the sun (spring, summer, autumn, winter); (2) a period of time based on different weather conditions; (3) a period during the year when something usually happens]  

Spelling season

Meaning (1): one of the four periods of the year that is based on the earth's position toward the sun (spring, summer, autumn, winter)
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He says autumn is his favorite season. 彼は秋が好きな季節だと言っています。

Meaning (2): a period of time based on different weather conditions
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She likes to visit there during the dry season. 彼女は乾期の間にその地を訪れるのが好きです。

Meaning (3): a period during the year when something usually happens
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He cannot wait for baseball season to start. 彼は野球のシーズンが始まるのが待ち遠しい。

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***** [(1) a thing to sit on; (2) a place to sit or the right to sit there]  

Spelling seat

Meaning (1): a thing to sit on
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The boy gave the woman his seat on the bus. 男の子はバスで自分の席をその女性に譲った。

Meaning (2): a place to sit or the right to sit there
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He has held his seat in parliament for 40 years. 彼は40年間議席を確保してきた。

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***** [the one that comes after the first]  

Spelling second

Meaning: the one that comes after the first
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) This is the second time I have been here. 私がここに来たのは今回が2回目です。

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