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ballerina  Speak Example sentences
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閲覧 graze; skim or glance at casually
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岩 a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
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バレリーナに principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
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当たり障り lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
ballroom  Speak Example sentences
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自慢 exhibiting self-importance
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宴会 large room used mainly for dancing
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前兆 foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
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ねたむ resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
bedrock  Speak Example sentences
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ヒヒ large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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ヒット something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
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耐え難い foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel
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バレリーナに principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
bent  Speak Example sentences
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相棒 good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team
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けなす disparage or depreciate; put down
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当たり障り lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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曲げ determined to do or have
bequest  Speak Example sentences
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ビーム ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
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バナー flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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恐喝 extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
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遺産 inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
birch  Speak Example sentences
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白樺 tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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当たり障り lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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ハゲ hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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慈悲 generous in providing aid to others; charitable
bland  Speak Example sentences
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破産 state of being unable to pay your debts
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当たり障り lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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ヒット something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
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悩み something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
blanket  Speak Example sentences
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毛布 heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing
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けなす disparage or depreciate; put down
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閲覧 graze; skim or glance at casually
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官僚 over-regulated administrative system
blasphemy  Speak Example sentences
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酒 drink greedily or immoderately, especially alcoholic liquor
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白樺 tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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冒涜 act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
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官僚 over-regulated administrative system
boastful  Speak Example sentences
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ぼかし something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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恐喝 extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
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ブロック hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
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自慢 exhibiting self-importance