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nautical  Speak Example sentences
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(独白) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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(味覚) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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(不機嫌) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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(教訓払拭) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
nettle  Speak Example sentences
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(理念) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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(万能薬) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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(早熟) advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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(イラクサ) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
nocturnal  Speak Example sentences
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(夜行性) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
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(ノスタルジー) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
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(保存) living by preying on other animals
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(独白) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
oblivion  Speak Example sentences
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(重い) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(壊滅させる) destroy completely; scrape or shave off
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(忘却) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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(近接) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
obtrusive  Speak Example sentences
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(はrecapitulate) summarize; repeat in concise form
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(人間嫌い) one who hates or mistrusts mankind
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(理念) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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(押し付けがましい) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
obviate  Speak Example sentences
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(忘却) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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(人間嫌い) one who hates or mistrusts mankind
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(取り除く) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
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(誤称) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object
panegyric  Speak Example sentences
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(不機嫌) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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(イラクサ) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
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(あまのじゃく) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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(賛辞) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment
parody  Speak Example sentences
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(重い) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(弾力) elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
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(取り除く) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
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(パロディ) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
pedantic  Speak Example sentences
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(ノスタルジー) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
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(衒学) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
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(取り除く) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
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(執着するのは) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
peruse  Speak Example sentences
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(閲覧) read or examine, typically with great care
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(重い) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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(人間嫌い) one who hates or mistrusts mankind
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(推定) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof