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しん

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しん

shinpo

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
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Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. progress; advance; improvement; development

    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)進歩(しんぽ)している。
    She's making progress.

Full entry for 進歩

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obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier — 障害
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しょう
がい

shougai

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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier

  2. handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction

Full entry for 障害

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zenzen

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JLPT N4
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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

  2. wholly; entirely; completely; totally

    EXAMPLE
    (わたし)はそのことを全然(ぜんぜん)()らなかった。
    I was entirely ignorant of the matter.
  3. extremely; very

    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism

Full entry for 全然

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medical science; medicine — 医学
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がく

igaku

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  1. medical science; medicine

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)医学(いがく)専念(せんねん)した。
    He was devoted to medical science.

Full entry for 医学

ぶん
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めい

bunmei

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Noun (common)
  1. civilization; civilisation; culture

    EXAMPLE
    文明(ぶんめい)進歩(しんぽ)がとても(はや)い。
    The progress of civilization is very rapid.
  2. Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

Full entry for 文明

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zuibun

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  1. very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably; awfully; terribly

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    と-adj.
    Adverb taking the 'to' particle
    と-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    今日(きょう)随分(ずいぶん)(たの)しそうだね。
    You look very happy today, don't you?
  2. terrible; horrid; contemptible; reprehensible

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
  3. remarkable; extraordinary

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

Full entry for 随分

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kinnen

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Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. recent years

Full entry for 近年

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kakushin

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  1. reform; innovation

Full entry for 革新

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gendo

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  1. limit; bounds

Full entry for 限度

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gekiteki

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な-adj.
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な-adj.
  1. dramatic; exciting; touching

  2. extreme

    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism

Full entry for 劇的

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ketsujo

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  1. lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

Full entry for 欠如

こう
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shikousakugo

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Yojijukugo
Yojijukugo
Yojijukugo
  1. trial and error

Full entry for 試行錯誤

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shinjou

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の-adj.
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の-adj.
  1. creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

Full entry for 信条

さく

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mistake; error; discrepancy — 錯誤
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さく

sakugo

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  1. mistake; error; discrepancy

  2. discrepancy between one's actions and intentions

Full entry for 錯誤

きょう
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kyoutan

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Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
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  1. wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

Full entry for 驚嘆

ましい

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ましい

mezamashii

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Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
  1. remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful

Full entry for 目覚ましい

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chichi

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たる-adj.
'taru' adjective
たる-adj.
と-adj.
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
と-adj.
  1. slow; lagging; tardy

Full entry for 遅々

じょう
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ぎょう

jouhousangyou

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  1. information industry

Full entry for 情報産業

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shibouritsu

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  1. death rate; mortality rate

Full entry for 死亡率

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kagakugijutsu

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の-adj.
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の-adj.
  1. science and technology

  2. scientific technique

Full entry for 科学技術

退
たい

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たい

taiho

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Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. retrogression; degeneration; deterioration

Full entry for 退歩

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