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saccharine  Speak Example sentences
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打ち上げ花火 increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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断念する scurry; run with short, rapid steps
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樹液 diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
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サッカリン having a cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character; overly sweet
salubrious  Speak Example sentences
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豪華 magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
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精査 examine closely and critically
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賢明 able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
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全知 healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome
sanction  Speak Example sentences
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制裁 approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
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地震 branch of geology that studies earthquakes
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生活 something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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スライス a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
satirical  Speak Example sentences
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スコーチ burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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耳障りな loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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風刺 mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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陽気 lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay
scanty  Speak Example sentences
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不活発になる make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
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安定 a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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乏しい somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
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スコーチ burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
scrutinize  Speak Example sentences
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中傷 insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
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スプレー a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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乏しい somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
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精査 examine closely and critically
serrated  Speak Example sentences
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サッカリン having a cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character; overly sweet
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安定 a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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口実 pretense; something intended to misrepresent
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鋸歯 saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
servitude  Speak Example sentences
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耳障りな loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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安定 a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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地役権 forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
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スコア act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
sinew  Speak Example sentences
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スコーチ burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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cussed夢中になって腱 tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve
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地震 branch of geology that studies earthquakes
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安定 a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
skiff  Speak Example sentences
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悪徳弁護士 a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
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指数手を抜く one that is dishonest or troublemaker, especially an impish youngster
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中傷 insult to one's character or reputation; pronounce indistinctly; talk about disparagingly or insultingly
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ボート small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars