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(態度) conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(バトン) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
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(放棄) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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(秘密結社) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(秘密結社) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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(退位) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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(回避) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(コンセンサス) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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(扇動) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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(退位) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(お悔やみ) expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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(回避) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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(気まぐれ) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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(学術) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
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(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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(身代金) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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(優越主義者) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
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(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
accolade  Speak
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
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(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
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(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
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(建設) act of constructing or building something
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
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(乗り気) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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(あら探し) intended to confuse in an argument
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(辛辣な) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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(気心) compatible
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(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
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(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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(譲歩) admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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(訓戒) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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(類推) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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(乗り気) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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(軽率) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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(気心) compatible
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(敵) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
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(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(ゆがん) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(審美) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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(付属) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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(気まぐれ) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(積極) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(亡命) place of refuge or shelter; protection
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(乗り気) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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(欠い) completely lacking; barren or empty
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(辛辣な) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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(甘言) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
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(敵) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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(漏らす) reveal; make known to public
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(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(秘密結社) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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(譲歩) admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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(魅力) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
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(控えめ) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(カメオ) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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(貴族) hereditary nobility; privileged class
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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(能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
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(神) god; divinity; supernatural things
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(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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(類推) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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(似) comparable; similar or alike
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(敵) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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(優越主義者) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
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(欠い) completely lacking; barren or empty
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(類推) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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(アナーキー) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(甘言) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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(軽率) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(傷) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
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(能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
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(ちぇっ) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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(傷) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
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(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(優越主義者) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
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(能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
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(アンチテーゼ) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(自堕落) lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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(付属) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
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(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
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(不誠実) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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(がさつ) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
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(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
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(不誠実) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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(身代金) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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(格差) difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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(減価償却) lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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(アナーキー) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(がさつ) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
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(格差) difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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(がち) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(バイアス) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
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(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
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(気まぐれ) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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(訓戒) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
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(敵) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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(乾燥) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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(貴族) hereditary nobility; privileged class
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(欠い) completely lacking; barren or empty
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(明確) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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(傷) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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(不誠実) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(広い) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
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(美味しい) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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(勤勉) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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(亡命) place of refuge or shelter; protection
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(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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(建設) act of constructing or building something
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(貴族) hereditary nobility; privileged class
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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(豊富) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
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(属性) essential quality; reputation; honor
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(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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(ダイナミック) energetic; vigorously active
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(あら探し) intended to confuse in an argument
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(気まぐれ) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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(栄冠) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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(勤勉) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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(本格的) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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(廃止) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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(学術) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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(格差) difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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(国際) sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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(欲) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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(建設) act of constructing or building something
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(栄冠) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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(欲) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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(だまされやすい) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
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(ゆがん) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(悩み) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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(冗談) good-humored, playful conversation
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(バイアス) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
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(扇動) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(バトン) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
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(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
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(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(自堕落) lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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(気心) compatible
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(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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(ゆがん) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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(勤勉) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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(バイアス) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
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(カメオ) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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(退位) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(甘言) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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(傷) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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(原油) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
blithe  Speak
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(ゆがん) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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(軽率) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
bombastic  Speak
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(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(コンセンサス) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
boorish  Speak
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(がさつ) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
bucolic  Speak
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(バイアス) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
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(冗談) good-humored, playful conversation
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(牧歌) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
buffoon  Speak
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(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
Exercise
(カメオ) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
bulwark  Speak
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(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(防波堤) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(仰天) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
bumptious  Speak
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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
cabal  Speak
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(学術) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
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(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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(秘密結社) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
cacophonous  Speak
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
cadaverous  Speak
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(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
callous  Speak
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(乾燥) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
candid  Speak
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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(控えめ) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
candor  Speak
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(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
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(カメオ) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
cantankerous  Speak
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(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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(お騒がせ) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
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(気心) compatible
capricious  Speak
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(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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(魅力) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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(気まぐれ) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
captious  Speak
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(甘言) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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(素っ気ない) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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(同人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
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(あら探し) intended to confuse in an argument
caricature  Speak
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(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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(放棄) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
castigate  Speak
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(甘言) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
Exercise
(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
celestial  Speak
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(互換性) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(神) god; divinity; supernatural things
chauvinist  Speak
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(優越主義者) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
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(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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(慢性) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
chicanery  Speak
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(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
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(お騒がせ) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
chronic  Speak
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(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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(慢性) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
circumspect  Speak
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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
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(コンセンサス) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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(気心) compatible
circumvent  Speak
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(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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(独断的な) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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(回避) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
civil  Speak
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(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
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(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
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(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
clamorous  Speak
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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(お騒がせ) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
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(ゆがん) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
clandestine  Speak
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(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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(属性) essential quality; reputation; honor
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(ダイナミック) energetic; vigorously active
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(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
coalesce  Speak
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(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
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(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
coalition  Speak
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(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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(乗り気) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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(欲) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
coercion  Speak
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
cogent  Speak
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(態度) conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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(魅力) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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(建設) act of constructing or building something
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(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
collusion  Speak
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(コンセンサス) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
Exercise
(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
Exercise
(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
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(談合) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
commodious  Speak
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(荒廃) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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(減価償却) lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
Exercise
(広い) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
compatible  Speak
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(互換性) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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(辛辣な) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
compensation  Speak
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(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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(傷) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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(能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
compunction  Speak
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(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
Exercise
(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
Exercise
(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
concede  Speak
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(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
Exercise
(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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(譲歩) admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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(欲) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
condole  Speak
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(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
Exercise
(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
Exercise
(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
condolence  Speak
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(だまされやすい) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
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(お悔やみ) expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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(談話) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
confederate  Speak
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(だまされやすい) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
Exercise
(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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(同盟) ally; form a group or unite
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(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
congenial  Speak
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(アンチテーゼ) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
Exercise
(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
Exercise
(気心) compatible
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(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
conjecture  Speak
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(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(予想) believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
consensus  Speak
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(訓戒) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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(コンセンサス) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
consternation  Speak
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(広い) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
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(仰天) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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(貴族) hereditary nobility; privileged class
construction  Speak
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(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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(建設) act of constructing or building something
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(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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(敬意) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
consummate  Speak
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
contemptuous  Speak
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(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(バトン) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
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(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
convivial  Speak
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(退位) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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(あら探し) intended to confuse in an argument
copious  Speak
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(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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(豊富) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
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(談合) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
corpulent  Speak
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(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(本格的) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
cosmopolitan  Speak
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(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(多様化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
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(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
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(国際) sophisticated; of worldwide scope
coterie  Speak
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(減価償却) lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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(同人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
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(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
countenance  Speak
130
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(牧歌) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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(漏らす) reveal; make known to public
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(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
credence  Speak
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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(身代金) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
credible  Speak
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(予想) believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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(信頼性) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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(減価償却) lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
credulous  Speak
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(放棄) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
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(だまされやすい) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
cringe  Speak
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(ちぇっ) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
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(独断的な) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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(悩み) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
crucial  Speak
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(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(原油) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
cryptic  Speak
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
Exercise
(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
Exercise
(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
curb  Speak
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(敬意) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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(抑制) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
cursory  Speak
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
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(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
curt  Speak
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(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
Exercise
(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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(素っ気ない) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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(甘言) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
cynical  Speak
140
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(同人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
Exercise
(信憑性を) credit; faith
Exercise
(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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(審美) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
dearth  Speak
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(素っ気ない) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
Exercise
(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
Exercise
(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
Exercise
(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
deference  Speak
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(敬意) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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(同盟) ally; form a group or unite
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(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
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(明確) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
deity  Speak
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(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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(神) god; divinity; supernatural things
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(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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(勤勉) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
delectable  Speak
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(美味しい) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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(属性) essential quality; reputation; honor
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(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(原油) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
delete  Speak
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(扇動) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
Exercise
(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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(能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
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(魅力) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
delineate  Speak
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(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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(お騒がせ) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
Exercise
(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
delinquent  Speak
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(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
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(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
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(不誠実) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
deluge  Speak
148
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(バイアス) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
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(信頼性) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
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(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
demagogue  Speak
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(減価償却) lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
demeanor  Speak
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(身代金) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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(態度) conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
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(欠い) completely lacking; barren or empty
demure  Speak
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(甘言) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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(属性) essential quality; reputation; honor
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(似) comparable; similar or alike
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(控えめ) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
denounce  Speak
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(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
Exercise
(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
deplete  Speak
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(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(退位) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(廃止) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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(魅力) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(減価償却) lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
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(荒廃) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
devious  Speak
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(よこしま) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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(美味しい) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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(欠い) completely lacking; barren or empty
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(独断的な) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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(審美) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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(態度) conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
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(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
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(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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(栄冠) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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(乗り気) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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(談話) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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(似) comparable; similar or alike
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(抑制) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
discrete  Speak
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(不誠実) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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(譲歩) admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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(身代金) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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(明確) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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(格差) difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
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(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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(よこしま) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
dispatch  Speak
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(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
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(減価償却) lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
dispel  Speak
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(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(独断的な) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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(荒廃) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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(多様化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
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(気心) compatible
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(自堕落) lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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(よこしま) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
distraught  Speak
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(同盟) ally; form a group or unite
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(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(ゆがん) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
diverse  Speak
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
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(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(多様化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
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(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
divulge  Speak
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(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(漏らす) reveal; make known to public
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(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(似) comparable; similar or alike
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(豊富) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
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(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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(独断的な) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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(ダイナミック) energetic; vigorously active
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(軽率) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere