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卑しめる humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
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魅力 attractive or interesting; charming
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炎上 burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color
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受付 aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
abdicate  Speak Example sentences
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略称は shortening something by omitting parts of it
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アンソロジー book of literary selections by various authors
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高所恐怖症 fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
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退位 give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
abeyance  Speak Example sentences
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オーロラ strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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反感 strong feeling of aversion; dislike
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確実 in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly
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保留 suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
abrogate  Speak Example sentences
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申し訳なさそう offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
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認証 weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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disgruntle abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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属性 relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
accost  Speak Example sentences
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呼び掛ける approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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ぎこちない difficult to handle or manage
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拍手を送る acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
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横領する claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right
accredit  Speak Example sentences
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敵意 the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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自立 independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
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受付 aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
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認定 authorize; commission; give credit for
acrophobia  Speak Example sentences
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高所恐怖症 fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
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認証 weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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延滞 being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
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アプリケーション close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
anoint  Speak Example sentences
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身代金 capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible or perceptive
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確実 in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly
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塗る apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
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評価 estimate  value; judge worth of something
apprehensive  Speak Example sentences
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身代金 capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible or perceptive
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保留 suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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塗る apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
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属性 relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
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evenhanded inform; give notice to; make aware
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延滞 being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
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寓話 symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
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申し訳なさそう offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense