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v. 忌み嫌う fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate


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v. 認定 authorize; commission; give credit for


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n. 提 support; active pleading on behalf of something


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n. アルカリ soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia


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v. 主張 state without proof; assert to be true


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n. 寓話 symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form


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n. 曖昧 state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate


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a. 時代遅れ antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times


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a. 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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v. 謝罪 beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something


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