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dampen  Speak Example sentences
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減衰 moisten; lessen in force or effect
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栄養士 a specialist in the study of nutrition
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気さく friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
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はうんざり causing damage or harm; injurious
defame  Speak Example sentences
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恐竜 any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
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中傷 harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
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格差 difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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小柄 below the average size; very small; little
deliberate  Speak Example sentences
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故意 consider; think about carefully; weigh
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住人 a person who inhabits a particular place
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解体 act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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歯科 branch of medicine dealing with teeth
demagogue  Speak Example sentences
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略奪する deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
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住人 a person who inhabits a particular place
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醜くする change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform
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デマゴーグ a person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
demolition  Speak Example sentences
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識別 detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
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歯科 branch of medicine dealing with teeth
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デッドロック standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
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解体 act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
deplete  Speak Example sentences
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枯渇 decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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重労働 hard, monotonous routine work
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離党 withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
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略奪する deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
despoil  Speak Example sentences
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発散 difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
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略奪する deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
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品格 distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
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図面 creation of artistic drawings
devastating  Speak Example sentences
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憂鬱 sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
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延性 easily influenced; flexible; pliable
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広げる make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
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破壊 destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
dietitian  Speak Example sentences
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略奪する deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
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栄養士 a specialist in the study of nutrition
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品格 distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
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ドロール speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance
disparage  Speak Example sentences
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延性 easily influenced; flexible; pliable
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非難 belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
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識別 detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
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ドロール speaking with the slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance