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n. 寄生虫 animal or plant living on another


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n. パッチ a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation


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n. クセ eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship


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n. 年金 something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services


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a. 不機嫌 easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered


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n. 桟橋 landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships


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n. ペスト epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance


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n. 広場 public square in city or town.


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n. ポッド a small simple building, or a small simple structure in a building, often rounded in shape


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n. ポートフォリオは、 portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments


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