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pacifist  Speak Example sentences
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目立ちたがり屋 a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
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平和 one opposed to force; antimilitarist
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辛味 stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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ひだ braid, especially of hair; flat fold; doubling, as of cloth
palpable  Speak Example sentences
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万能薬 remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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触 tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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推定 the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
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関連する belong; have a connection with or dependence on
panacea  Speak Example sentences
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万能薬 remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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洞察力のある having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute
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配管工 the craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
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危険 full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous
pander  Speak Example sentences
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パンダー offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
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受け流し avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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ちょろまかす steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft
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捕食 an animal that lives by preying on other animals; a person who robs or exploits others
pantomime  Speak Example sentences
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着手 communication using gesture and facial expression
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解題 concise summing up of main points
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実勢 most frequent; widespread; predominant
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発音 very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
parry  Speak Example sentences
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受け流し avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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磁器 ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
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血統 a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
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子孫 one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
plumber  Speak Example sentences
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後悔 feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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万能薬 remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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配管工 the craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
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不安 a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
polemical  Speak Example sentences
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論争 aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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有無を言わせぬ offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
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カラカラ burn the surface of; roast over the fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
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関連する belong; have a connection with or dependence on
portentous  Speak Example sentences
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もったいぶった full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful
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辛味 stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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多量 in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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不安 a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
poseur  Speak Example sentences
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磁器 ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
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発音 very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
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目立ちたがり屋 a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
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持続 lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of