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a. 湿気 humid; moist; slightly wet


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n. 欠損 scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health


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n. 劣化 humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level


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n. 剥奪 poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away


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a. 支柱 disordered; especially in mind; crazy; insane


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a. 卑劣 fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless


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n. 探偵 investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence


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v. 悪化 become worse; decline


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n. 決定 act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination


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n. 図 graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan


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