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(放棄) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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(談合) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
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(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
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(敵) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
abdicate  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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(がさつ) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(牧歌) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
abet  Speak
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(扇動) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
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(談合) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
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(放棄) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
abridge  Speak
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
abrogate  Speak
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(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
abstemious  Speak
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(態度) conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
academic  Speak
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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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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(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
accelerate  Speak
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(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
accolade  Speak
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(悩み) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(広い) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
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(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
accord  Speak
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(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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(辛辣な) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
acrimonious  Speak
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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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(辛辣な) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
acumen  Speak
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(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(がさつ) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
admonish  Speak
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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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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
admonition  Speak
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(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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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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(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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(気心) compatible
adversary  Speak
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(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
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(敵) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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(格差) difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
adverse  Speak
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(欲) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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(バイアス) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
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(多様化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
adversity  Speak
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(あら探し) intended to confuse in an argument
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(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
aesthetic  Speak
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(審美) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
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(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
affable  Speak
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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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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(態度) conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
affluent  Speak
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(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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(バイアス) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
aggressive  Speak
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(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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(扇動) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(積極) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
alacrity  Speak
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(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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(乗り気) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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(秘密結社) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
alienate  Speak
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
allay  Speak
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(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
allude  Speak
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
allure  Speak
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(魅力) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
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(独断的な) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
allusion  Speak
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(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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(積極) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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(亡命) place of refuge or shelter; protection
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
ambiguous  Speak
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(牧歌) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
amiable  Speak
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(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
analogous  Speak
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(似) comparable; similar or alike
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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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(優越主義者) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
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(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(類推) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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(アナーキー) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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(乾燥) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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(がち) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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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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(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
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(扇動) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
anonymous  Speak
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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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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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(乾燥) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(審美) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
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(敵) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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(アンチテーゼ) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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(悩み) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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(自堕落) lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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(欲) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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(付属) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
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(ダイナミック) energetic; vigorously active
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(格差) difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
apprehend  Speak
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(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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(気心) compatible
apprehensive  Speak
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(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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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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(防波堤) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
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(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
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(神) god; divinity; supernatural things
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(敵) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
approbation  Speak
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(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
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(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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(多様化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
apt  Speak
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(乗り気) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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(がち) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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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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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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(貴族) hereditary nobility; privileged class
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(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(お悔やみ) expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
archetype  Speak
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
arid  Speak
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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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(国際) sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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(仰天) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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(乾燥) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
aristocracy  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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(貴族) hereditary nobility; privileged class
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(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
articulate  Speak
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(明確) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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(牧歌) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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(広い) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
assiduous  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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(ちぇっ) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
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(気心) compatible
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(勤勉) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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(栄冠) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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(亡命) place of refuge or shelter; protection
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(悩み) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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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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(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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(ちぇっ) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
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(豊富) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
attribute  Speak
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(属性) essential quality; reputation; honor
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(建設) act of constructing or building something
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(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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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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(ちぇっ) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
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(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
auspicious  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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(栄冠) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(退位) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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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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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(本格的) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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(控えめ) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
autocratic  Speak
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(亡命) place of refuge or shelter; protection
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(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
avarice  Speak
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(乾燥) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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(気心) compatible
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(敵) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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(欲) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
awry  Speak
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(ダイナミック) energetic; vigorously active
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(ゆがん) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
banal  Speak
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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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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(属性) essential quality; reputation; honor
bane  Speak
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(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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(悩み) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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(漏らす) reveal; make known to public
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(アナーキー) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
banter  Speak
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(冗談) good-humored, playful conversation
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(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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(付属) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
baton  Speak
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(荒廃) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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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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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
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(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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(互換性) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
bellicose  Speak
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(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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(よこしま) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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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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(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(回避) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
besmirch  Speak
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(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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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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(バイアス) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
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(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
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(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
bizarre  Speak
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(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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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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(信頼性) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
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(格差) difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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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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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
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(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
blemish  Speak
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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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(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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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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(防波堤) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
blithe  Speak
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(軽率) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
Exercise
(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
bombastic  Speak
79
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(貴族) hereditary nobility; privileged class
Exercise
(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
Exercise
(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
boorish  Speak
80
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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
(がさつ) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
Exercise
(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
Exercise
(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
bucolic  Speak
81
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(牧歌) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
Exercise
(建設) act of constructing or building something
Exercise
(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
Exercise
(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
buffoon  Speak
82
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
Exercise
(多様化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
Exercise
(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
Exercise
(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
bulwark  Speak
83
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(防波堤) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
Exercise
(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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(気まぐれ) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
bumptious  Speak
84
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(慢性) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
Exercise
(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
Exercise
(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
Exercise
(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
cabal  Speak
85
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(能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
Exercise
(秘密結社) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
Exercise
(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
Exercise
(カメオ) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
cacophonous  Speak
86
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
Exercise
(広い) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
Exercise
(似) comparable; similar or alike
Exercise
(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
cadaverous  Speak
87
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(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
Exercise
(冗談) good-humored, playful conversation
Exercise
(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
Exercise
(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
callous  Speak
88
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
Exercise
(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
Exercise
(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
Exercise
(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
candid  Speak
89
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
Exercise
(同盟) ally; form a group or unite
Exercise
(似) comparable; similar or alike
Exercise
(建設) act of constructing or building something
candor  Speak
90
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(カメオ) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Exercise
(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
Exercise
(美味しい) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Exercise
(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
cantankerous  Speak
91
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(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
Exercise
(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
Exercise
(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
Exercise
(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
capricious  Speak
92
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(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
Exercise
(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
Exercise
(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
Exercise
(気まぐれ) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
captious  Speak
93
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(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
Exercise
(あら探し) intended to confuse in an argument
Exercise
(談話) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
Exercise
(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
caricature  Speak
94
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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
(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
Exercise
(不誠実) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
Exercise
(属性) essential quality; reputation; honor
castigate  Speak
95
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(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
Exercise
(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
Exercise
(同盟) ally; form a group or unite
Exercise
(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
celestial  Speak
96
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
Exercise
(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
Exercise
(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
Exercise
(よこしま) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
chauvinist  Speak
97
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(廃止) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
Exercise
(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
Exercise
(優越主義者) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
Exercise
(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
chicanery  Speak
98
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(扇動) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
Exercise
(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
Exercise
(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
Exercise
(乾燥) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
chronic  Speak
99
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(慢性) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
Exercise
(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
Exercise
(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
Exercise
(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
circumspect  Speak
100
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(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
Exercise
(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
Exercise
(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Exercise
(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
circumvent  Speak
101
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(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
Exercise
(回避) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
Exercise
(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
Exercise
(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
civil  Speak
102
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(態度) conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
Exercise
(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
Exercise
(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
Exercise
(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
clamorous  Speak
103
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
Exercise
(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
Exercise
(気心) compatible
Exercise
(お騒がせ) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
clandestine  Speak
104
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(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Exercise
(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
Exercise
(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
Exercise
(身代金) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
coalesce  Speak
105
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(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
Exercise
(神) god; divinity; supernatural things
Exercise
(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
Exercise
(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
coalition  Speak
106
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
Exercise
(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
Exercise
(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
Exercise
(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
coercion  Speak
107
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(バイアス) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
Exercise
(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
Exercise
(互換性) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
Exercise
(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
cogent  Speak
108
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(慢性) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
Exercise
(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
Exercise
(コンセンサス) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
Exercise
(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
collusion  Speak
109
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(談合) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
Exercise
(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
Exercise
(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
Exercise
(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
commodious  Speak
110
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(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
Exercise
(広い) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
Exercise
(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
Exercise
(お騒がせ) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
compatible  Speak
111
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(互換性) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
Exercise
(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Exercise
(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
Exercise
(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
compensation  Speak
112
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(能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
Exercise
(審美) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
Exercise
(栄冠) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
Exercise
(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
compunction  Speak
113
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(乾燥) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
Exercise
(抑制) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
Exercise
(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
Exercise
(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
concede  Speak
114
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
Exercise
(譲歩) admit; yield; give up physical control of another
Exercise
(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
Exercise
(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
condole  Speak
115
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(敬意) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
Exercise
(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
Exercise
(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
Exercise
(国際) sophisticated; of worldwide scope
condolence  Speak
116
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(お悔やみ) expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
Exercise
(審美) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
Exercise
(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
Exercise
(がさつ) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
confederate  Speak
117
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(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
Exercise
(傷) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
Exercise
(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
Exercise
(同盟) ally; form a group or unite
congenial  Speak
118
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
Exercise
(気心) compatible
Exercise
(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
conjecture  Speak
119
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
Exercise
(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Exercise
(予想) believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Exercise
(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
consensus  Speak
120
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
Exercise
(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
Exercise
(コンセンサス) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
Exercise
(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
consternation  Speak
121
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(甘言) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
Exercise
(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
Exercise
(仰天) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
construction  Speak
122
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
Exercise
(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
Exercise
(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
Exercise
(建設) act of constructing or building something
consummate  Speak
123
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
Exercise
(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
Exercise
(がち) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
Exercise
(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
contemptuous  Speak
124
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(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
Exercise
(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
Exercise
(豊富) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
Exercise
(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
convivial  Speak
125
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(気心) compatible
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(信頼性) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
Exercise
(貴族) hereditary nobility; privileged class
Exercise
(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
copious  Speak
126
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(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
Exercise
(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
Exercise
(豊富) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
Exercise
(亡命) place of refuge or shelter; protection
corpulent  Speak
127
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(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
Exercise
(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
Exercise
(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
Exercise
(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
cosmopolitan  Speak
128
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(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
Exercise
(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
Exercise
(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
Exercise
(国際) sophisticated; of worldwide scope
coterie  Speak
129
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(牧歌) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
Exercise
(同人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
Exercise
(辛辣な) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
Exercise
(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
countenance  Speak
130
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(欠い) completely lacking; barren or empty
Exercise
(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
Exercise
(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
Exercise
(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
credence  Speak
131
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
Exercise
(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
Exercise
(アナーキー) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
Exercise
(信憑性を) credit; faith
credible  Speak
132
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(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Exercise
(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
Exercise
(信頼性) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
Exercise
(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
credulous  Speak
133
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(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
Exercise
(だまされやすい) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
Exercise
(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
Exercise
(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
cringe  Speak
134
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(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
Exercise
(ちぇっ) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
Exercise
(甘言) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
Exercise
(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
crucial  Speak
135
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(原油) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
Exercise
(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
Exercise
(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
Exercise
(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
cryptic  Speak
136
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
Exercise
(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
Exercise
(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
Exercise
(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
curb  Speak
137
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(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
Exercise
(抑制) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
Exercise
(荒廃) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
Exercise
(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
cursory  Speak
138
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(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
Exercise
(漏らす) reveal; make known to public
Exercise
(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
Exercise
(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
curt  Speak
139
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(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
Exercise
(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
Exercise
(素っ気ない) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
Exercise
(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
cynical  Speak
140
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(豊富) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
Exercise
(独断的な) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
Exercise
(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
Exercise
(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
dearth  Speak
141
Exercise
(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Exercise
(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
Exercise
(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
Exercise
(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
deference  Speak
142
Exercise
(カメオ) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Exercise
(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
Exercise
(独断的な) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
Exercise
(敬意) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
deity  Speak
143
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
Exercise
(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
Exercise
(神) god; divinity; supernatural things
delectable  Speak
144
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(美味しい) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Exercise
(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
Exercise
(本格的) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
Exercise
(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
delete  Speak
145
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(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Exercise
(属性) essential quality; reputation; honor
Exercise
(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
Exercise
(あら探し) intended to confuse in an argument
delineate  Speak
146
Exercise
(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
Exercise
(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
Exercise
(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
Exercise
(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
delinquent  Speak
147
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
Exercise
(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
Exercise
(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
Exercise
(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
deluge  Speak
148
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(バイアス) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
Exercise
(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
Exercise
(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
Exercise
(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
demagogue  Speak
149
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(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
Exercise
(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
Exercise
(信憑性を) credit; faith
Exercise
(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
demeanor  Speak
150
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(属性) essential quality; reputation; honor
Exercise
(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
Exercise
(態度) conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
Exercise
(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
demure  Speak
151
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(控えめ) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
Exercise
(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Exercise
(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
Exercise
(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
denounce  Speak
152
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(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
Exercise
(だまされやすい) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
Exercise
(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
Exercise
(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
deplete  Speak
153
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(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
Exercise
(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
Exercise
(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
Exercise
(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
deprecate  Speak
154
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(廃止) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
Exercise
(よこしま) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
Exercise
(美味しい) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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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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(減価償却) lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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(がさつ) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(亡命) place of refuge or shelter; protection
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(廃止) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(荒廃) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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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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(がち) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
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(よこしま) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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(欠い) completely lacking; barren or empty
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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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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(回避) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
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(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(気心) compatible
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(ダイナミック) energetic; vigorously active
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(漏らす) reveal; make known to public
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(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
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(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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(慢性) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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(悩み) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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(仰天) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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(談話) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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(秘密結社) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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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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(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
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(不誠実) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(互換性) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(格差) difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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(仰天) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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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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(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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(神) god; divinity; supernatural things
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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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(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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(不誠実) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
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(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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(魅力) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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(国際) sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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(自堕落) lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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(がち) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
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(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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(広い) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
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(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(積極) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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(多様化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
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(軽率) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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(漏らす) reveal; make known to public
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(退位) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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(独断的な) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(欲) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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(扇動) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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(廃止) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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(ダイナミック) energetic; vigorously active