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n. ダンディ man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; something very good or agreeable


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v. 延期 delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time


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n. 無視 refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist


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n. 欠損 scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health


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n. デルタ an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea


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a. 卑劣 fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless


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n. 災害 catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty


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v. 変位 move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland


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n. 論文 formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university


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a. 遠い far in space or time; cold in manner


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