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a. やる気のない lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness


Spelling Word: lackadaisical
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n. チラシ small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part


Spelling Word: leaflet
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n. 血統 direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry


Spelling Word: lineage
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v. 織機 appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form


Spelling Word: loom
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n. 総体 the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures


Spelling Word: macrocosm
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n. のろい curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration


Spelling Word: malediction
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a. マニアック wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane


Spelling Word: maniacal
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n. 家長 a woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother


Spelling Word: matriarch
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n. 動物園 collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept


Spelling Word: menagerie
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v. 模倣 copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression


Spelling Word: mimic