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| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ้ ๅฑ | ใใใใ | retirement (from active business, public life, or the family headship) |
| ๆๆธ | ใใ ใใใ | relief and rescue |
| ็บ่ถณ | ใปใฃใใ | launch, inauguration (of an organization/committee) |
| ็็ | ใใใใค | violent or intense |
| ๅบๅ | ใใ ใฃใดใ | exhibit an item |
| ใงใใใฎ | a skin boil | |
| ๅฅฝ่ฉ | ใใใฒใใ | favorable reputation |
| ็ดๅคฑ | ใตใใใค | losing an item |
| ๆกๆฉ | ใใใฐใ | pier or wharf |
| ๅณใใ | ใใใใ | flavor or charm |
| ้ๅด | ใใใ | excessive work |
| ็ใๅใ | ใพใใพใใ | perfectly round |
| ่ถณใ็ฎ | ใใใใ | arithmetic addition |
| ๆๅณ | ใใจ | purpose or intention |
| ้ฒ่ก | ใผใใใ | national defense |
| ้ๆ | ใใใใ | pioneering cultivation |
| ่ปขๅฑ | ใฆใใใ | moving residence |
| ็ๅ | ใคใใใค | keen and deep |
| ็ฆใ่ถ | ใใใกใ | dark brown color |
| ๅใ็ฎ | ใใใ | gap or pause |
| ็พค้ | ใใใใ ใ | crowd of people |
| ๆดชๆฐด | ใใใใ | a flood |
| ่ฒใก | ใใ ใก | upbringing or growth |
| ่พฒๅฐ | ใฎใใก | cultivated farmland |
| ใใใใใ | complicated or puzzling | |
| ็ดฐ่ | ใใใผใ | biological cell |
| ๅง่ช | ใใใใ | solicitation, canvassing, or invitation |
| ้็บ | ใใใฏใค | development |
| ไธๅค | ใใฃใบใ | complete sudden change |
| ้่ค | ใใ ใใตใ | to overlap or duplicate |
| ใใฃใฆ | due to, because of (indicating cause/reason) *OR* therefore, consequently (conjunction) | |
| ่พฒๅ ด | ใฎใใใใ | farm |
| ไธๅฟ | ใใฃใใ | with deep focus |
| ใใฃใใ | clearly or distinctly | |
| ๅ ๅฟ | ใชใใใ | one's innermost thoughts |
| ๆๆฆ | ใฏใใใ | losing a war |
| ้ | ใใค | rough or sloppy |
| ๆฑใฃใ | ใ ใฃใ | holding a child |
| ๅ้ | ใใฃใใ | opening and cutting |
| ่ฆๅใ | ใฟใใ | arranged marriage meeting; marriage interview |
| ใใงใณใธ | a change | |
| ็ชๆฏ | ใกใฃใใ | suffocation or choking |
| ๆ ๅ | ใใใใ | video image |
| ๆ้ | ใ ใใ | breakthrough solution |
| ใใ | sleigh or sled | |
| ไธปๅฐ | ใใ ใฉใ | main leadership |
| ๆงใใ | ใใใใ | dedicate or offer |
| ๅฉฟ | ใใ | son-in-law |
| ใฟใใผใใใ | shabby or seedy | |
| ๆ ๆ ข | ใใใพใ | lack of diligence |
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้ ๅฑ
ใใใใ
retirement (from active business, public life, or the family headship)
็ถใฏๅ ญๅๆญณใงไปไบใ่พใใ็ฐ่ใง้ ๅฑ ็ๆดปใ้ใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใกใกใฏใใใใ ใฃใใใงใใใจใใใใใใชใใงใใใใใใใใคใใใใฃใฆใใพใใ
My father quit his job at sixty and is now living a life of retirement in the countryside.
ๆๆธ
ใใ ใใใ
relief and rescue
ๅฐ้ใฎ่ขซ็ฝๅฐใธ้ฃๆใๅป่ฌๅใๅฑใใใใจใฏใ็ทๆฅใฎๆๆธๆดปๅใงใใ
ใใใใฎใฒใใใกใธใใใใใใใใใใใฒใใใจใฉใใใใจใฏใใใใใ ใใฎใใ ใใใใใคใฉใใงใใ
Delivering food and medicine to the earthquake-stricken area is an urgent relief effort.
ๅบๅ
ใใ ใฃใดใ
exhibit an item
ๆฐไฝใฎ้ถ่ธไฝๅใใๆฅๆใฎๅฑ็คบไผใซๅบๅใใใใจใซๆฑบใใพใใใ
ใใใใใฎใจใใใใใใฒใใใใใใใคใฎใฆใใใใใซใใ ใฃใดใใใใใจใซใใใพใใใ
I have decided to exhibit my new pottery works at next month's exhibition.
้ๅด
ใใใ
excessive work
้ๅดใๅๅ ใงๅ ฅ้ขใใใใจใซใชใใพใใใ
ใใใใใใใใใงใซใ ใใใใใใใจใซใชใใพใใใ
I ended up being hospitalized due to excessive work.
็ใๅใ
ใพใใพใใ
perfectly round
็ใๅใใๆๆงใใๅค็ฉบใซๆตฎใใใงใใพใใ
ใพใใพใใใใคใใใพใใใใใใซใใใใงใใพใใ
A perfectly round moon is floating in the night sky.
ๆๅณ
ใใจ
purpose or intention
ไปๅใฎๆนไฟฎใซใฏใๅปบ็ฉใฎ่้ๆงใๅผทๅใใใจใใๆๅณใใใใพใใ
ใใใใใฎใใใใ ใใซใฏใใใฆใใฎใฎใใใใใใใใใใใใใใจใใใใจใใใใพใใ
This renovation is intended to strengthen the building's earthquake resistance.
่ปขๅฑ
ใฆใใใ
moving residence
ๆฅๆใๆตทๅค่ปขๅฑ ใๆฑบใพใใพใใใ
ใใใใคใใใใใใฆใใใใใใพใใพใใใ
I have decided to move overseas next month.
ๅใ็ฎ
ใใใ
gap or pause
่ญฐ่ซใฎๅใ็ฎใ่ฆ่จใใฃใฆใ่ณชๅใใใซ่กใฃใใ
ใใใใฎใใใใใฟใฏใใใฃใฆใใใคใใใใใซใใฃใใ
I waited for a lull in the discussion to go and ask a question.
็พค้
ใใใใ ใ
crowd of people
้ง ๅใฎๅบๅ ดใซใฏใ็พค้ใๆบขใใฆใใพใใใ
ใใใพใใฎใฒใใฐใซใฏใใใใใ ใใใใตใใฆใใพใใใ
The plaza in front of the station was overflowing with a crowd.
ๆดชๆฐด
ใใใใ
a flood
ๆจๅคใใใฎๅคง้จใงใๅทใๆฐพๆฟซใใฆๆดชๆฐดใ็บ็ใใพใใใ
ใใใใใใฎ ใใใใใงใใใใ ใฏใใใใใฆ ใใใใ๏ผใใใใ๏ผใ ใฏใฃใใใใพใใใ
Due to heavy rain since last night, the river overflowed and a flood occurred.
่พฒๅฐ
ใฎใใก
cultivated farmland
ๅบๅคงใช่พฒๅฐใๅบใใใใฎๆใงใฏใๅญฃ็ฏใใจใซๆงใ ใชไฝ็ฉใ่ฒใฆใใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใ ใใชใฎใใกใใฒใใใใใฎใใใงใฏใใใใคใใจใซใใพใใพใชใใใใคใใใ ใฆใใใฆใใพใใ
In this village where vast farmland spreads, various crops are grown each season.
ใใใใใ
complicated or puzzling
ๆ็ถใใ้ๅธธใซใใใใใใฎใงใๅฐ้ๅฎถใซ็ธ่ซใใใใจใซใใพใใใ
ใฆใคใฅใใใฒใใใใซใใใใใใฎใงใใใใใใใซใใใ ใใใใใจใซใใพใใใ
The procedure is very complicated, so I have decided to consult an expert.
็ดฐ่
ใใใผใ
biological cell
็็ฉใฎไฝใฏใๆฐใๅใใชใใปใฉใฎ็ดฐ่ใงๆงๆใใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใถใคใฎใใใ ใฏใใใใใใใชใใปใฉใฎใใใผใใงใใใใใใใฆใใพใใ
Living organisms are composed of countless cells.
ๅง่ช
ใใใใ
solicitation, canvassing, or invitation
่กใงๅฎๆใฎๅง่ชใๅใใใฎใงใไธ้ใซๆญใฃใใ
ใพใกใงใใ ใใใใใฎใใใใใใใใใฎใงใใฆใใกใใใซใใใจใใใใใ
I was solicited by a religious group in the city, so I politely declined.
้็บ
ใใใฏใค
development
ๆฐใใใทในใใ ใฎ้็บใ้ ่ชฟใซ้ฒใใงใใพใใ
ใใใใใใใใฆใใฎใใใฏใคใใใ ใใกใใใซใใใใงใใพใ
The development of the new system is proceeding smoothly.
ไธๅค
ใใฃใบใ
complete sudden change
ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ็ปๅ ดใงใๅจๅฒใฎ็ฉบๆฐใฏไธๅคใใพใใใ
ใใฎใใใฎใจใใใใใงใใใ ใใใฎใใใใฏใใฃใบใใใพใใใ
The atmosphere around us changed completely the moment she appeared.
้่ค
ใใ ใใตใ
to overlap or duplicate
ใใฎๆธ้กใซใฏๅ ๅฎนใฎ้่คใ่ฆใใใใใใไฟฎๆญฃใๅฟ ่ฆใงใใ
ใใฎใใใใใซใฏใชใใใใฎใกใใใตใใใฟใใใใใใใใ ใใใใใฒใคใใใงใใ
The document contains overlaps in content, so it requires revision.
ใใฃใใ
clearly or distinctly
ๅฏๅฃซๅฑฑใใใฃใใใจๆตฎใใณไธใใฃใฆ่ฆใใใ
ใตใใใใใใฃใใใจใใใณใใใฃใฆใฟใใใ
Mount Fuji appeared clearly, standing out against the background.
ๆๆฆ
ใฏใใใ
losing a war
ๆๆฆๅพใๆใๅฝใฏๆททไนฑใฎไธญใ่ฆไบใซๅพฉ่ใ้ใใใ
ใฏใใใใใใใใใซใฏใใใใใฎใชใใใฟใใจใซใตใฃใใใใจใใใ
After the defeat in the war, our country, amidst turmoil, achieved a brilliant recovery.
้
ใใค
rough or sloppy
ใใฎไบบใฎไปไบใฏใใคใ้ใงใใใ็ดใใใใใใใใใจใๅคใใงใใ
ใใฎใฒใจใฎใใใจใฏใใคใใใคใงใใใใชใใใใใใใใใใจใใใใใใงใใโใใฎใฒใจใฎใใใจใฏใใคใใใคใงใใใใชใใใใใใใใใใจใๅคใใงใใ
That person's work is always sloppy, so I often have to redo it.
ๆฑใฃใ
ใ ใฃใ
holding a child
่ตคใกใใใๆฑใฃใใใฆ็ ้ขใธๅใใใพใใใ
ใใใกใใใใ ใฃใใใฆใณใใใใใธใใใใพใใใ
I held the baby and headed to the hospital.
ใใงใณใธ
a change
ๆฐๅ่ปขๆใฎใใใซใ้จๅฑใฎๆจกๆงๆฟใใใใฆ้ฐๅฒๆฐใใใงใณใธใใพใใใ
ใใถใใฆใใใใฎใใใซใใธใใฎใใใใใใใใฆใตใใใใใใงใณใธใใพใใใ
I changed the atmosphere by rearranging the furniture in my room for a change of pace.
ๆ ๅ
ใใใใ
video image
้ฒ็ฏใซใกใฉใฎๆ ๅใ่ญฆๅฏใซๆๅบใใพใใใ
ใผใใฏใใใใใฎใใใใใใใใใคใซใฆใใใ ใคใใพใใใ
I submitted the security camera footage to the police.
ๅฉฟ
ใใ
son-in-law
ๅจใฎๅฉฟใฏใใจใฆใ่ช ๅฎใชไบบใงใใ
ใใใใฎใใใฏใใจใฆใใใใใคใชใฒใจใงใใ
My daughter's husband is a very sincere person.
ๆ ๆ ข
ใใใพใ
lack of diligence
ๅ ฌๅๅกใจใใฆใๆฅใ ใฎๆฅญๅใซๅฏพใใๆ ๆ ขใฏๆฑบใใฆ่จฑใใใพใใใ
ใใใใใใจใใฆใใฒใณใฎใใใใใซใใใใใใใพใใฏใใฃใใฆใใใใใพใใใ
As a public servant, any lack of diligence in day-to-day work is strictly unacceptable.
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