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a. [薄汚い] darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored The only observation I have is the colors are a bit too gloomy and dingy.  | 
        
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a. [窮屈嫌い] not agreeing with tastes or expectations He found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it.  | 
        
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v. [識別] detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear I discern in the course of the morning that Thornfield Hall was a changed place.  | 
        
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n. [談話] a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation The young Plato was drawn to the Agora to hear the philosophical discourse of Socrates and his followers.  | 
        
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a. [ディスクリート] separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts The universe is composed of discrete bodies.  | 
        
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a. [識別] able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste A superb interpreter of Picasso was sufficiently discriminating to judge the most complex works of modern art.  | 
        
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v. [取り除く] remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied The prime minister also called for troops to dislodge Mr. president as the country's humanitarian crisis worsens.  | 
        
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n. [格差] difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree Their disparity in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.  | 
        
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v. [叱責] scatter; drive away; cause to vanish The bright sunlight eventually might dispel the morning mist.  | 
        
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a. [反体制派] disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious In the purge that followed the student demonstrations, the government hunted down the dissident students and their supporters.  | 
        
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v. [消費] spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse He is a fine artist, but I fear he may dissipate his gifts if he keeps wasting his time playing games.  | 
        
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