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alloy  Speak Example sentences
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[合金] combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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[応じる] supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
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[時代遅れ] too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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[じめじめ] disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
antiseptic  Speak Example sentences
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[偶発] possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
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[絶望] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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[追放] drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
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[防腐剤] a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
assert  Speak Example sentences
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[説明] process of making things clearer or easier to understand
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[主張] declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
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[むちゃ] a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol
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[強制] use of force to get someone to obey
binge  Speak Example sentences
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[集会] act of congregating, or bringing together; collection or mass of separate things
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[アニメーション] act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive
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[純潔] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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[むちゃ] a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol
blockbuster  Speak Example sentences
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[誘拐] carry off by force; kidnap
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[ヒット] something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
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[じめじめ] disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
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[追放] drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
brook  Speak Example sentences
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[誘拐] carry off by force; kidnap
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[アナグマ] pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
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[純潔] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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[小川] creek; a small stream
callous  Speak Example sentences
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[集会] act of congregating, or bringing together; collection or mass of separate things
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[アクメ] the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
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[絶望] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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[編] emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
charades  Speak Example sentences
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[ジェスチャー] game in which participants act out a word or phrase for others to guess
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[軽蔑は] view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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[アナグマ] pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
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[防腐剤] a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
chaste  Speak Example sentences
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[偶発] possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
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[類推] the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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[大胆] daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
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[純潔] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
clarification  Speak Example sentences
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[異常] irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
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[欠損] scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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[説明] process of making things clearer or easier to understand
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[コスモス] enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack