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nondescript

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	(義務) morally or legally constraining; required; binding
	(何の変哲もない) dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
	(かがみ) model of excellence or perfection; peerless example
	(いやらしい) hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure

notable

2

	(向き) act of finding oneself position; position or alignment relative to points of directions; course introducing new situation
	(重要) foremost in importance; supreme in rank
	(注目) worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
	(斜) having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined

nullify

3

	(不透明) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
	(受け流し) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
	(無効) make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
	(追放) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote

obfuscate

4

	(時宜を得た) timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
	(無効) make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
	(羊皮紙) skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on
	(難読) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex

oblique

5

	(臭気) having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant
	(受け流し) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
	(怒り) act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
	(斜) having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined

odious

6

	(楽観) one who expects favorable or good outcome
	(試練) severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
	(いやらしい) hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
	(時宜を得た) timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose

onerous

7

	(実在) person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination
	(有償) burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
	(注目) worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
	(緑青) green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting

ordeal

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	(実在) person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination
	(試練) severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
	(骨の折れる) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
	(楽観) one who expects favorable or good outcome

outrage

9

	(哀愁) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
	(パリンプセストを) manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased
	(時宜を得た) timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
	(怒り) act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense

palimpsest

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	(パリンプセストを) manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased
	(憎悪) strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute
	(曖昧) very reluctant to give out information
	(怒り) act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense

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