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babble  Speak Example sentences
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悩み something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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バグ general name applied to various insects
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ぼかし something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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片言 talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
ballad  Speak Example sentences
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たくましい husky; muscular and heavily built
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くだらないおしゃべりをする reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion
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手すり handrail, especially on a staircase
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バラード popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
ballroom  Speak Example sentences
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バグ general name applied to various insects
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弓 the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward
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耐え難い foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel
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宴会 large room used mainly for dancing
banister  Speak Example sentences
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手すり handrail, especially on a staircase
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虚勢 defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
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受益者 a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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岩 a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
bitter  Speak Example sentences
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飲料 harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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バラード popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
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悩み something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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バックル fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
bloom  Speak Example sentences
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バギー small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
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花 flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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虚勢 defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
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違反 breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
bore  Speak Example sentences
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分割 divorce; separation; loss of control or composure
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飲料 harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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見つけた drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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ベーコン back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
boulder  Speak Example sentences
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ビュッフェ table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
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ハゲ hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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岩 a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
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寸前 edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
bout  Speak Example sentences
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試合 a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness
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ブラフ the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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バラード popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
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恩人 gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
bravado  Speak Example sentences
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弓 the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward
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バーブは、 sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
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虚勢 defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
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手すり handrail, especially on a staircase