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undermine  Speak Example sentences
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(弱体化させる) weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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(経由下品な) common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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(都会風にする) make more industrial or city-like
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(卸売) someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants
upbringing  Speak Example sentences
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(不公平) unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
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(歪み) without alteration or misrepresentation
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(経由下品な) common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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(生い立ち) process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
vain  Speak Example sentences
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(激変) violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
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(無駄) having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
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(弱体化させる) weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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(気まぐれ) sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion
vanity  Speak Example sentences
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(洗面化粧台) quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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(未踏) not discovered or explored, in any sense
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(違反) treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
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(解明) undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
vegetarian  Speak Example sentences
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(レスリング) sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
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(織り) pattern or structure by weaving ; knit; interlace
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(ベジタリアン) someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
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(源泉徴収) refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
venom  Speak Example sentences
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(毒) poison; poisonous secretion of animal, such as snake or spider; spite
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(解明) undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
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(気まぐれ) sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion
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(不公平) unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
venturesome  Speak Example sentences
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(冒険) willing to try new things and take risks; bold
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(母音) speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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(生い立ち) process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
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(垂直) upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
vessel  Speak Example sentences
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(源泉徴収) refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
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(船) craft; ship; container for liquids
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(毒) poison; poisonous secretion of animal, such as snake or spider; spite
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(ワックス) paleness; smooth and lustrous; consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax
vigilance  Speak Example sentences
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(解明) undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
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(過小) make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
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(警戒) very cautious; on guard; watchful
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(警戒) watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
viscous  Speak Example sentences
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(ワックス) paleness; smooth and lustrous; consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax
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(粘性) sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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(嘔吐) throw up; eject from stomach through mouth; disgorge
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(あくび) open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom