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***** [continuing in one direction without turns]  

Spelling straight

Meaning: continuing in one direction without turns
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The road is straight, all the way across the desert. 道路は砂漠の端から端まで真っ直ぐです。

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***** [(1) unusual; (2) not normal; (3) not known]  

Spelling strange

Meaning (1): unusual
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) I saw some strange lights in the sky last night. 私は昨晩、空に不思議な光がいくつかあるのを見た。

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

Usage example (text) Our backyard is a strange place to see a deer. 私たちの裏庭で鹿を見るのはめずらしい。

Meaning (3): not known
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Some of our customs seem strange to her. 我々の習慣のいくつかは、彼女にとってなじみのないものに思われる。

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***** [a road in a city, town or village]  

Spelling street

Meaning: a road in a city, town or village
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Which street are you looking for? あなたはどの通りを探しているのですか？

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***** [ (1) to extend for a distance; (2) to pull on to make longer or wider]

Spelling stretch

Meaning (1): to extend for a distance; to pull on to make longer or wider
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) They stretched the rope across the river. 彼らは川の両岸にロープを張った。

Meaning (2): to pull on to make longer or wider
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) His shoulders stretched the coat. 彼の両肩はコートを引き伸ばした。

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***** [(1) to hit with force; (2) to stop work as a way to seek better conditions, more pay or to make other demands]  

Spelling strike

Meaning (1): to hit with force
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He struck the baseball with the bat. 彼はバットで野球のボールを打った。

Meaning (2): to stop work as a way to seek better conditions, more pay or to make other demands
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The workers are on strike for more money. 労働者たちは賃上げを要求してストライキを行っています。

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***** [(1) having much power; (2) not easily broken, damaged or destroyed]  

Spelling strong

Meaning (1): having much power
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The strong wind blew down some trees. 強い風が何本かの木を吹き倒した。

Meaning (2): not easily broken, damaged or destroyed
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Even some of the strong trees were damaged. 何本かの強固な木々でさえ損害を受けた。

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***** [(1) the way something is built, made or organized; (2) a system that is formed or organized in a special way; (3) a building]  

Spelling structure

Meaning (1): the way something is built, made or organized
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) This picture shows the structure of a plant cell. この絵は植物細胞の構造を示しています。

Meaning (2): a system that is formed or organized in a special way
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He will propose some changes in the structure of the organization. 彼は組織構造のいくつかの変更を提案するつもりです。

Meaning (3): a building
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The new structure will have offices on 14 floors. 新しい建物は14の階に事務所が出来ます。

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***** [(1) to try with much effort; (2) to fight with; (3) a great effort; (4) a fight]  

Spelling struggle

Meaning (1): to try with much effort
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He struggled to keep his company open. 彼は自分の会社が営業を続けられるように一生懸命努力した。

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

Usage example (text) The two boys struggled for no reason. 訳もなく2人の男の子はけんかした。

Meaning (3): a great effort
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) It is a great struggle just to get up in the morning. ただ朝起きることだけでも非常に大変です。

Meaning (4): a fight
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Who were the boys in that struggle outside the school? 学校の外でけんかしていた男の子たちは誰でしたか？

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***** [(1) to make an effort to gain knowledge by using the mind; (2) to examine carefully]  

Spelling study

Meaning (1): to make an effort to gain knowledge by using the mind
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He studied for many years to become a doctor. 彼は医者になるために長年勉強した。

Meaning (2): to examine carefully
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She studied the problem carefully before making her proposal. 彼女は提案する前に注意深くその問題を調べました。

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***** [(1) not able to learn much; (2) not intelligent]  

Spelling stupid

Meaning (1): not able to learn much
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) You are not stupid, you have a learning problem. あなたは頭が鈍いのではありません。学習の問題があります。

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

Usage example (text) There are no stupid people, only stupid mistakes. 愚かな人たちがいるわけではなく、愚かな間違いをするだけです。

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***** [the person or thing being discussed, studied or written about]

Spelling subject

Meaning: the person or thing being discussed, studied or written about
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Everyone knows the subject of this meeting, so let us get started. 全員がこの会議の議題を知っています。ですから始めましょう。

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***** [an underwater ship]  

Spelling submarine

Meaning: an underwater ship
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The submarine is in trouble at the bottom of the ocean. 潜水艦は海の底で困難な状況にあります。

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***** [the material of which something is made (a solid, liquid or gas)]  

Spelling substance

Meaning: the material of which something is made (a solid, liquid or gas)
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The new substance is a liquid that quickly changes to a solid when 新しい物質は別の化学薬品と混ぜるとすぐに固形に変化する液体です。

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***** [(1) to put or use in place of another; (2) a person or thing put or used in place of another]  

Spelling substitute

Meaning (1): to put or use in place of another
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) You can substitute this medicine for the one you have been using. この薬をこれまで使っていた薬の代わりにしても結構です。

Meaning (2): a person or thing put or used in place of another
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Jim is a substitute for Tom in today's game. 今日の試合でジムはトムの補欠選手です。

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***** [an attempt to weaken or destroy a political system or government, usually secretly]  

Spelling subversion

Meaning: an attempt to weaken or destroy a political system or government, usually secretly
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The three men are accused of subversion. 3人の男たちは破壊活動の罪で告訴されます。

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***** [(1) to reach a goal or thing desired; (2) to produce a planned result]  

Spelling succeed

Meaning (1): to reach a goal or thing desired
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He succeeded in marrying her. 彼は(望みどおり)彼女と結婚することができた。

Meaning (2): to produce a planned result
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The team succeeded in winning every game that year. チームはその年のすべてのゲームに勝つことができた。

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***** [(1) of this or that kind; (2) of the same kind as; (3) similar to]  

Spelling such

Meaning (1): of this or that kind
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She was surprised that they were interested in visiting such places. 彼女は彼らがそのような場所に行くことに興味があることに驚いた。

Meaning (2): of the same kind as
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Such people are never happy with their situation. そういった人たちは、自分たちの状況に決して満足していません。

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

Usage example (text) He had coins, keys, gum and such in his pockets. 彼は小銭、鍵、ガム、そしてその類の物をポケットに持っていた。

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***** [(1) not expected; (2) without warning; (3) done or carried out quickly or without preparation]  

Spelling sudden

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

Usage example (text) All of us got wet during that sudden rainstorm. その突然の暴風雨の間に我々は全員濡れた。

Meaning (2): without warning
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Police made a sudden arrest in the case. その事件で警察は突然の逮捕を行った。

Meaning (3): done or carried out quickly or without preparation
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He made a sudden decision to retire immediately. 彼は直ちに引退するという急な決断をした。

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***** [(1) to feel pain in the body or mind; (2) to receive or experience hurt or sadness]  

Spelling suffer

Meaning (1): to feel pain in the body or mind
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She suffered much before her death from cancer. 彼女は癌で亡くなる前、大変苦しんだ。

Meaning (2): to receive or experience hurt or sadness
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He suffered from depression when he did not use his medicine. 彼は薬を飲まなかった時、うつ状態に悩まされた。

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***** [a sweet substance made from liquids taken from plants]  

Spelling sugar

Meaning: a sweet substance made from liquids taken from plants
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) I would like sugar in my tea, please. 私の紅茶には砂糖を入れてください。

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