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2 kanji words in which the kanjis are either synonymous or very closely related. See also the list of antinomicals, and please suggest more of them if you can think of some that are missing.
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ゆうしゅう

Accent: (?)
(Adjective/-な) superior, excellent, brilliant, outstanding
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サシヤ (Sasha)
Level: 494
You should go and take a look at his perfomance, outstanding feeling.
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その                  
The university has turned out competent doctors.
      ずば        
He is by far the best boy in the class.
                    
I have a feeling you could be a very good lawyer.
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さっそく

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(adverb) at once, immediately, without delay, promptly

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                           する  
We drop off our luggage at a small prefab cabin, and get ourselves ready without delay.
   ったが                        
Quick let's get started on the project proposal while the idea is still fresh in our minds. There's no time like the present.
                   ございません  
Please accept our sincere apologies for not filling your order sooner.
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くうきょ
(Adjective/-な) emptiness, hollowness, vacancy, void; inanity, pointlessness, meaninglessness

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My mind is a blank.
            
Life is not an empty dream.
              そこ  ある        
I talk to God but the sky is empty.
せんそう

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(noun/する verb) war; fighting, fierce competition
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Samurai_Ash
Level: 77
Send soap to the war, we can't be having dirty soldiers now!
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真島ゴロミ
Level: 173
What's the sense o' {せんそう} war anyway?
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デオプロ
Level: 41
general A (to general B): "Why do you send so (sensou) many troops?"
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ムアッディブ
Level: 522
(Sen)d (so)ldiers to die in pointless wars.
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ajqe (アンナ)
Level: 145
A war SENds SOUls to heaven
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War suddenly broke out.
あの           
The war started that summer.
             
I lost family in the war.
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きょうそう

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(noun/する verb) competition, contest, rivalry, race; (biology) competition (between organisms or species)
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Samurai_Ash
Level: 77
I'm in a Kyouto Soap COMPETITION
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ジェン~1984
Level: 527
KImchi in YOUr SOUp makes you so strong that the competition can't beat you.
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ajqe (アンナ)
Level: 145
KYOU (today) is SO exciting, there's a competition!
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      まで   しよう  
I'll race you to the bus stop.
              
Competition is very keen in the car industry.
    において         
Competition is important in the world economy.
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へい

Accent: (?)
(Noun/な-adjective) peace, harmony
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サシヤ (Sasha)
Level: 494
Hey (へい・ヘイ), so peaceful out here! (わ・the particle that somebody feminine will use in the end for extra emphasis)
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カリンくん
Level: 332
HEY, WAtta wonderful day … finally peace and harmony!
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     など    すぎない  
Permanent peace is nothing but an illusion.
              
He led a very peaceful life in the country.
        
Peace to his ashes!
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びょうどう

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(Adjective/-な) equality, impartiality, evenness

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        されている  
Equality is guaranteed by the Constitution.
  だれでも       
All are equal.
             
Equality is guaranteed by the Constitution.
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かいごう

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(noun/する verb) meeting, assembly, gathering; (chemistry) association; (astronomy, etc.) conjunction
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マークオリビエ
Level: 423
会合 implies physically gathering for the purpose of having a discussion. Therefore, it cannot be used for things like a video conferences.

On the other hand, 会議 is focused on the discussion. This one can be used when people are discussing without gathering physically.
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ajqe (アンナ)
Level: 145
Kai goes to the meeting
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The meeting began at five in the afternoon.
その             
The meeting is completely over.
     あった  
The meeting was last month.
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おうとう
(noun/する verb) reply, answer, response

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          なかった  
There was no response to my question.
          だれも       
I waited for the answer but nobody answered.
こちら アヤ  こちら アヤ           
This is Aya, this is Aya. Please respond.
だい
(Adjective/-な) great (quantity, amount, etc.), huge, enormous, serious

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The typhoon has done much harm.
               
The storm brought about a lot of damage.
               
The storm did great mischief to the crops.
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さくじょ

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(noun/する verb) deletion, elimination, erasure, striking out
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sena_ix
Level: 402
They (saku)ed (Jo) because he accidentally DELETED all of the team's files.
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    簿          しなさい  
Delete his name from the list of the applicants.
                 してしまいました  
I've mistakenly deleted the party information and registration.
               した        
You had better eliminate unnecessary words from your essay.
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(noun) plot of land, lot, soil; locality, region, place

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Farmers cultivate the soil.
この    この          
This house and this land is mine!
その             
The land was converted into a park.
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ぞう
(noun) image, picture, portrait

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The TV picture was blurred.
       する   ページ       
Click the picture to go to the next page!
この         すぎて すごく    
The image quality is really bad - the resolution is so low.
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ひんぱん

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(Adjective/-な) frequent, incessant

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       ちを    しかも      
He makes careless mistakes and that so often.
   どれくらい    スキューバダイビング       
How often do you go scuba diving in a year?
                       される  
There are many regular concerts for amateur musicians being held this year, too.
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(noun) foundation, basis
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sena_ix
Level: 402
That key(ki) (so)tone is the FOUNDATION of this building.
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A theory founded on a scientific basis.
その                  
The idea underlies his theory.
            ソクラテス     
It was Socrates who laid the foundation of logic.
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えん
(noun/する verb) delay, latency

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Procrastination is a thief of time.
           
Procrastination is a thief of time.
       した     した  
I was late as a result of the train delay.
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しんきん
(noun/する verb) bonding, becoming closer, developing an affinity, familiarity; close relation, close relative, close friend; (historical term) personal retainer, personal attendant, close aide

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せいけつ

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(Adjective/-な) clean, hygienic, sanitary; pure, virtuous, immaculate
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ジェン~1984
Level: 527
SEnetIse your BUTT *KETSU
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Cleanliness is next to godliness.
                       
A doctor's instruments must be kept absolutely clean.
                 ひどく      
The scandal has badly damaged his clean image.
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ぞうさく
(noun/する verb) building (esp. a house); house fixture, fitting; (colloquialism) facial features

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つうこう

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(noun/する verb) passage (of people or vehicles), passing (through), traffic; common usage, widespread use

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この       
No thoroughfare. (No through road).
これ         
No passage this way.
          
The crowd obstructed the passage.
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こうだい
(Adjective/-な) vast, extensive, immense, huge, large, grand, magnificent

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I'd never seen such expansive scenery.
           
The Pacific is very wide.
サハラ          
The Sahara is a vast desert.
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しゅくしょう

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(noun/する verb) reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down
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sena_ix
Level: 402
I was (shuku) when they (shou)wed me how much they wanted to REDUCE the budget by.
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             まで   した  
A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.
                   
The shrinking of the domestic market has been blamed on inflation.
        せざるを       
The factory had to cut back its production.
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かくだい

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(noun/する verb) expansion, extension; magnification, enlargement; escalation, spread
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sena_ix
Level: 402
Can you write(kaku) a big(dai) review on the new Pokemon EXPANSION pack?
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           して    
Observe bacteria magnified ten thousand times.
       60           した  
The Japanese economy recorded more than 60 months of continuous expansion.
               する こと です  
Our primary objective is to expand the South American market.
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よう
(noun) dancing, dance

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             ください  
I'd like to see some dancing. do you have any information?
よう

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(noun) young child, toddler; (law, etc.) child over 1 but not yet of school age

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よちよち       
A toddling infant.
         やすい  
Infants catch diseases easily.
             
He was punished for child abuse.
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しつ

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(noun) accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder; fault, defect
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WildAtelier
Level: 581
This ACCIDENT happened because the kid wasn't strapped into a CAR SEAT
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              して くれた  
He defended me when I made a blunder.
  その         
Don't blame him for the error.
         している  
I'm pointing the finger at his mistake.
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しょうりゃく

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(noun/する verb) omission, leaving out; abbreviation, abridgment, abridgement, shortening (e.g. of a name)
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sena_ix
Level: 402
Show(shou) racks(ryaku) often OMMIT the cheaper goods.
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この          できる  
You can omit the preposition in this phrase.
                           されています  
Omission is a perfectly good example of an expression technique, and is brought up in many grammar books.
     この      できる  
This part of the report may be left out.
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どう

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(noun/する verb) movement, transfer, migration, removal, travel; (noun or verb acting prenominally) mobile, moving, traveling, travelling, roving
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Hitobitokun
Level: 131
Idols idou a lot
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              する  
The swans migrate from here to Florida.
この                   
This species holds the record for long-distance migration.
あれら  あちこち     して いきます  
They move from place to place.
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せいめい

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(noun) life, existence; (one's) working life, career; life force, lifeblood, soul, essence

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The sun is essential to life.
            
He lost his life in an accident.
    にとって        
Water is essential to life.
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せいかつ

(noun/する verb) life, living; livelihood, (one's) living
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infotainment
Level: 39
Say, isn’t living one’s live just eating chicken katsu
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He led a life of luxury.
そっち     どう    
How are things for you up there?
        できません  
I can't imagine such a life.
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しょねつ
(noun) heat of summer

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のうこう
(Adjective/-な) rich (flavor, color, etc.), strong (e.g. odor), heavy, thick (soup, makeup, etc.), dense; probable, (very) likely, strong (suspicion, sense, etc.), pronounced; passionate, sensuous, hot

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インサイダー                  
Suspicion that this amounts to insider trading has strengthened.
             など               
It also has a strong flavour, and adds depth to Chinese food such as soups and stir-fries.
      した    ない  したがって               
There's no traces of the victim resisting. Because of that, there's a strong likelihood that the criminal was an acquaintance.
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どう

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(noun) road, highway
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Frisensa
Level: 417
That's a dope {どう} road {ろ}.
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ノミド
Level: 91
"Do U Ro" kind of sounds like "Ro a d" backwards.
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infotainment
Level: 39
The dough road
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Facefullabugs
Level: 88
I Douro-ve down the road
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クイントピア
Level: 190
The Road to El どうろdo is a highway!
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その              
The tree cast a shadow across the road.
  して             
Look out! There's a hole in the road.
この               
This road connects the two cities.
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きゅうじょ

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(noun/する verb) relief, aid, rescue
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sena_ix
Level: 402
They provided RELIEF and AID to 9(kyuu) girls(jyo).
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Joquia
Level: 319
There's always a sudden (kyuu) need for a jo-b like an emergency responder, who provides aid and rescue
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デミフィ
Level: 348
助ける can be used for help in a broad sense, the difference from 救助する/救う is 助ける can mean to assist.

救う/救助する both mean to save, the latter sounds like the situation being more serious (e.g. fire, disaster).

救う can mean consoled/consoling/feel less sad (mostly) in the passive form 救われる. 救助する does not have this usage.
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ajqe (アンナ)
Level: 145
Whenever I get hurt, I cue Joe and he always comes to my aid.
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           された  
The climbers were evacuated by the rescue party.
     まで             
We waited for hours before help arrived.
 よく               された  
As good luck would have it, a steamer passed by and they were saved.
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かい

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(noun) painting, picture
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sena_ix
Level: 402
This is (K)ai's PAINTING of a t(aiga).
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たくさん     その   かかっている  
Many paintings hang in the shop.
あの                
That painting is a masterpiece of impressionist art.
その    オランダ            
The painting is the work of a Dutch master.
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てい

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(noun/する verb) stoppage, coming to a stop, halt, standstill; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.), suspension (of operations), interruption (e.g. of electricity supply), cutting off; suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.), (temporary) prohibition, ban

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     される べき       した  
They were unanimous that the war should be brought to a halt.
ポーランド  120             した  
Poland ceased to exist as a nation for 120 years.
                        する  
The computer system shuts down automatically at 8pm.
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ぞう

Accent: (?)
(noun/する verb) increase, rise, growth, addition, increment
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sena_ix
Level: 402
There's been an INCREASE of elephants(zou) in (Ka)nada.
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  によれば         している  
Statistics show that the population of the world is increasing.
           
The population is increasing.
         している  
The crime rate is rising steadily.
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げんしょう

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(noun/する verb) decrease, reduction, decline
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そら♡
Level: 299
intransitive verb
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  により            
The population is dying off.
         している  
The amount of underground crude oil deposits is decreasing.
こういう               
Cases of this nature are decreasing.
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せん

Accent: (?)
(noun) rivers

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        しました  
The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.
               ある  
In a river basin it’s usual for there to be fertile arable land.
                 されている  
Many rivers in Japan are polluted by waste water from factories.
しんりん

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(noun) forest, woods

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      おいしい  
The air is wonderful in the woods.
     ごみ       ください  
Please don't litter in this forest.
         によって     
Water shortage is caused by the loss of forests.
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じゅもく

Accent: (?)
(noun) tree, trees and shrubs

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The trees are cut down and land is cleared.
                  する  
Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
           だけ       されています     とんでもない         あります  
Mountain fires are thought of causing little harm with the only damage being the burning of trees and shrubs, but actually there's a hell of a 'hidden character'.
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がんせき

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(noun) rock

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Rocks weathered by wind and water.
この                   
We call these slab-shaped hard rock layers 'plates'.
                     
Rocks and minerals are useful for us in many ways.
いんしょく
(noun/する verb) food and drink, eating and drinking

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             なかった  
She took no pleasure in eating or drinking.
        しなければ ならない  
In the first place, we must be careful about what we eat and drink.
   だけ   して いただいて      
You can eat and drink as much as you want.
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そう

Accent: (?)
(noun) storehouse, warehouse, godown
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fauserbu
Level: 530
The sowed corn (そうこ) is stored in the warehouse over there
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The warehouse was empty except for a piece of furniture.
その                 
The warehouse was a front for drug traffickers.
                     まで          こなさなければ ならない  
Because the store is so small, he has to wear many different hats, from accountant to stockboy.
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ほう

Accent: (?)
(Adjective/-な) abundant, plentiful, rich, ample
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sena_ix
Level: 402
The bowl was ABUNDANT with w(hou)le (fu)ruits.
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             ならない  
A wealthy lifestyle is not always a happy one.
            
China is rich in natural resources.
         ある  
We have ample funds in hand.
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きんせん

Accent: (?)
(noun) money, cash
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sena_ix
Level: 402
My (kin) (sen)t money.
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Money is the measure of worth.
         している  
Love of money is common to all men.
それ           
It can't be measured in terms of money.
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かく
(noun) leather, hide

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Artificial leather can't compare with the real thing.
しんたい

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(noun) body, physical system, (the) person

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They washed themselves in the river.
          しなければ ならない  
The body must be developed along with the mind.
      よくない こと        
It is a fact that smoking is bad for health.
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(noun) self, oneself

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               べき   
Everyone ought to be a master of his own destiny.
              という          する  
He defends suicide on the grounds that one's self-dignity is more important.
  だれでも           について            ある  
Every sane man is accountable to his conscience for his behavior.
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かい

Accent: (?)
(noun/する verb) start, commencement, beginning, initiation

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The game's start is 2 p.m.
              
The training session is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
           
What time does the boarding begin?
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