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level 3 WORD LIST

UNIT one
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
achieve 達成する verb /əˈtʃiv/ to succeed in doing Sometimes I feel like I
or having what you haven’t achieved any
planned or intended, of my goals, but that
usually after a lot of isn’t true.
effort
all at once 一度に adv phrase /ɔl ət wʌns/ at one time, without You do not have to
delay make decisions about
your future all at once.
apart from …は別として prep /əˈpɑrt frɑm/ in addition to Apart from English,
someone or what other languages
something do you speak?
application 申込書 noun [count] /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n a printed list of If you want the job,
form fɔrm/ questions that you fill out the application
answer in order to try form by the end
to get a job, borrow of November.
money, get into
college, etc.
apply 申し込む verb /əˈplaɪ/ to make an official Apply to several
request for a job or a colleges so you have
place in a college or more options.
university
beyond …を越えて prep, adverb /bɪˈjɑnd/ further than the usual To be the best, you
range or limit have to push yourself
beyond your comfort
zone.
break 細分する phrasal verb /breɪk ˈdaʊn/ to divide something, Break your goal down
(something) such as a total into smaller steps, so it
down amount, into separate is easier to achieve.
parts
career 職務 noun [count] /kəˈrɪr/ a job or profession He had a long career
that you have been in journalism.
trained for and you do
for a long period
chronological 年代順 phrase /ˌkrɑnəˈlɑdʒɪk(ə)l arranged or described Arrange the steps in
order ˈɔrdər/ in the order in which chronological order so
events happened or you can go through
will happen them one by one.
clarify はっきりさせる verb /ˈklerɪˌfaɪ/ to explain something Can you clarify what
more clearly so that it you mean because we
is easier to understand don’t understand?
comfort zone 快適域 noun /ˈkʌmfərt zoʊn/ a situation, place, or In sports, do you push
[noncount] temperature that you yourself, or do you
feel relaxed in prefer to stay in your
comfort zone?
compete 競う verb /kəmˈpit/ to take part in a When you compete in
competition or sports the race, you will see
event who is the fastest.
competence 能力 noun [count] /ˈkɑmpɪtəns/ the ability to do I am not questioning
something well your competence.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
degree 学位 noun [count] /dɪˈɡri/ the qualification She is going to college
that you get after to study for a degree
completing your in history.
studies at college
do volunteer ボランティアの仕 verb phrase /du ˌvɑlənˈtɪr to work without She does volunteer
work 事をする wɜrk/ expecting to be paid work at an orphanage
for what you do every summer.
earn 稼ぐ verb /ɜrn/ to receive money for Is it important to
work that you do you to earn a lot of
money?
extreme sport エクストリームス noun [count] /ɪkˈstrim spɔrt/ a sport or activity I love extreme sports.
ポーツ that is exciting and The more dangerous,
dangerous, for the better!
example, bungee
jumping, white-
water rafting, or
snowboarding
fluency 流暢さ noun /ˈfluənsi/ the ability to speak It takes time to
[noncount] a language well develop fluency in
another language.
fluent 流暢な adjective /ˈfluənt/ able to speak a He is fluent enough in
language very well Italian to speak with
the local people.
frustrating いらいらする adjective /ˈfrʌˌstreɪtɪnɡ/ making you feel Conscious
annoyed and incompetence can be
impatient because you a very frustrating stage
are prevented from for language learners
achieving something because they realize
how much they don’t
know!
get married 結婚する verb /ɡetˈmerid/ to formally join in I want to get married
marriage to someone before I start a family.
give up 諦める phrasal verb /ˈɡɪv ʌp/ to stop trying to do I find studying
something because it Japanese really
is too difficult difficult, but I’m not
going to give up
because I want to
work in a Japanese
bank.
go backpacking 低予算の旅行に verb phrase /ɡoʊ ˈbækˌpækɪŋ/ to travel around an I’m going backpacking
行く area without spending around South America
much money, often next summer.
on foot and carrying a
backpack
grade 成績点 noun [count] /ɡreɪd/ a letter or number He studied hard to
that shows the quality get good grades in
of a student’s work college.
green 環境保護主義の adjective /ɡrin/ connected to the Do you want to have
environment or its a greener or healthier
protection lifestyle?
have children 子どもを持つ verb phrase /hæv ˈtʃɪldrən/ to be, or to become, a My sister can’t have
parent children so she is
going to adopt a child.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
however しかしながら conjunction /haʊˈevər/ used when you are Sometimes this stage
saying something feels like too much
that seems surprising work. However, if you
after your previous work hard, you will
statement, or that succeed.
makes your previous
statement seem less
true
improvement 上達 noun [count] /ɪmˈpruvmənt/ the state of being Check for
better than before, or improvement in your
the process of making work to show you are
something better than making progress.
it was before
incompetence 無能力 noun /ɪnˈkɑmpət(ə)ns/ lack of skill or ability Conscious
[noncount] to do something incompetence in
correctly or well language learning
means that you know
how much you haven’t
learned yet.
job offer 仕事の依頼 noun [count] /dʒɑb ɑfər/ the offer of a job I have had four
interviews but not
one job offer yet. I
am getting a little
depressed.
list 一覧表 noun [count] /lɪst/ a set of names, ideas, Decide what you want
etc. that are written to learn from the class
or printed one below and write your ideas
another in a list.
long 長い adjective /lɔŋ having a lot of pages I have a long list of
or items things to buy at the
supermarket. Do you
need anything?
main 主要な adjective /meɪn/ the main idea is the The main thing to
most important idea remember is to have
fun!
maintain 維持する verb /meɪnˈteɪn/ to make something Do you want to
stay the same maintain a serious love
relationship?
make a 決心する verb /ˈmeɪk ə dɪˈsɪʒ(ə)n/ to decide something You have to make a
decision after thinking carefully decision about college
soon. Do you want to
go or not?
make a 寄付をする verb phrase /meɪk ə give money or goods Can you make a
donation doʊˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ to an organization donation to this
such as a charity charity? It needs to
raise a lot of money.
make friends 友達になる verb phrase /ˈmeɪk frendz/ to become friends I made friends with
some girls in my
Spanish class last year
and we are meeting
up this weekend.
measure 評価する verb /ˈmeʒər/ to form an opinion You measure your
about how good or progress in languages
bad something is by taking exams at the
end of the year.
mechanics 機械工学 noun /məˈkænɪks/ the study of how If you learned about
[noncount] engines and other mechanics, you could
machines work fix my car!

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
mistake 誤り noun [count] /mɪˈsteɪk/ something that I made a big mistake
you have not when I chose to study
done correctly, or French. I find it really
something you say difficult.
or think that is not
correct
model 基準 noun [count] /ˈmɑd(ə)l/ a simple technical This model shows the
description of how stages of learning.
something works or
happens
motivated やる気のある adjective /ˈmoʊtɪˌveɪtəd/ enthusiastic and Sometimes it is
determined to achieve difficult to stay
success motivated if you feel
you are not making
progress.
period 期間 noun [count] /ˈpɪriəd/ an amount of It’s best to set goals
time during which for a short period of
something happens time so you can reach
them quickly.
plateau 学習停滞期 noun [count] /plæˈtoʊ/ a period of time I feel like I have
when something reached a plateau in
stops increasing or Spanish; I don’t think I
improving am improving at all!
progress 上達 noun /ˈprɑɡrəs/ the process of Progress in English can
[noncount] developing or be slow sometimes
improving and students get
frustrated.
progress 上達する verb /prəˈɡres/ to continue to To progress in English,
develop or move you need to study
forward hard.
push yourself がんばる verb /ˈpʊʃ jərˈself/ to try very hard to If you want to get to
achieve something, the top, you’ll have
perhaps beyond what to push yourself very
you would normally hard.
do
rarely 滅多に…ない adverb /ˈrerli/ not often I rarely go to the gym
because I prefer other
forms of exercise.
secure 不安のない adjective /sɪˈkjʊr/ feeling confident and It’s easy to feel secure
safe at an intermediate
level and just stay
within your comfort
zone.
stage 段階 noun [count] /steɪdʒ/ a particular part of This diagram shows
a process that has the four stages of
several different parts language learning.
take risks 危険を冒す verb /teɪk rɪsks/ to do things although If you don’t take risks,
you know that you will never learn
something unpleasant new things.
or dangerous could
happen
take time off （一時的に）休む verb /ˈteɪk taɪm ɑf/ arrange not to be at He never takes time
work or at school for a off; he’s always at
period of time work.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
theory 理論 noun [count] /ˈθɪəri/ one or more ideas The theory behind the
that explain how model is that, in order
or why something to learn something
happens new, we first have to
be conscious of what
we know, and what we
do not know.
thing こと noun [count] /θɪŋ/ an action or an activity What do you like
about learning new
things?
trainer 指導者 noun [count] /ˈtreɪnər/ someone whose job To get in better shape,
is to train someone in you could work with a
a sport professional trainer.
unconscious 無意識の adjective /ʌnˈkɑnʃəs/ an unconscious feeling In the first stage
or thought is one that on the ladder,
you do not realize that “unconscious
you have incompetence,” we do
not know how much
we need to learn.
volunteer work 無償の仕事 noun phrase /ˌvɑlənˈtɪr wɜrk/ work that you agree She does volunteer
[noncount] to do without being work for a local
paid for it charity that helps the
homeless.
yet まだ adverb /jet/ used for talking She hasn’t decided yet
or asking about if she wants to come.
something that has
not happened at a
particular time, but
will probably happen
in the future

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