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scoff

1

	(もっともらしい) seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
	(不活発になる) make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
	(一蹴) mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
	(シャックル) chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom

seclusion

2

	(鎖国) isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
	(鞘) enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
	(大度) extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness
	(小競り合い) minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute

secular

3

	(まき網) large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
	(骨) comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as
	(平穏) calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
	(世俗) worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century

sedulous

4

	(コソコソ) creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
	(平穏) calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
	(勤勉な) diligent; hardworking; persevering and constant in effort or application
	(相次ぐ) sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain

seedy

5

	(なまけ) lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
	(骨) comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as
	(性) able to be dissolved; able to be explained
	(非難する) disreputable; tired or sick; having many seeds

seine

6

	(まき網) large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
	(停滞は) not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
	(墓) burial vault; receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar
	(まじめ) sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety

skeptic

7

	(気配り) worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
	(精) influential in original way; providing basis for further development; creative
	(コソコソ) creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
	(懐疑) doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined

slake

8

	(なまけ) lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
	(不活発になる) make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
	(誹謗中傷) defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
	(まき網) large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top

slander

9

	(まき網) large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
	(誹謗中傷) defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
	(精) influential in original way; providing basis for further development; creative
	(窒息) conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

sluggard

10

	(なまけ) lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
	(定住) requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
	(音) sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
	(浪費) spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for

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