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scurry

1

	(奴隷) blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
	(格言) concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible
	(非難する) disreputable; tired or sick; having many seeds
	(疾走) go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly

sect

2

	(もっともらしい) seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
	(急上昇) fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought, spirits, or imagination
	(スタッカート) played in abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound
	(宗派) separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs

sedate

3

	(方式) elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
	(落ち着いた) composed, and dignified in character or manner
	(夢遊病) sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep
	(独り言) talking to oneself; act of a character speaking to himself so as to reveal his thoughts to audience

seismic

4

	(しらふ) not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by use of drugs; self-restraint
	(スパッツ) minor dispute; brief quarrel
	(方式) elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
	(地震) caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking

seminal

5

	(スリザーリンク) glide or slide like reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
	(精) influential in original way; providing basis for further development; creative
	(誘惑) tempt; entice; lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct
	(地震) caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking

serrated

6

	(スペア) give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
	(鋸歯) saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
	(コソコソ) creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
	(スカッシュ) a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress

sever

7

	(断つ) cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
	(急上昇) fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought, spirits, or imagination
	(スタッカート) played in abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound
	(作り笑い) smirk; smile in artificial way to make an impression

shard

8

	(奴隷) blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
	(小競り合い) minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
	(シャード) fragment of brittle substance, as of glass or metal; piece of broken pottery, especially one found in archaeological dig
	(スペア) give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action

skirmish

9

	(不活発になる) make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
	(スカッシュ) a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress
	(もっともらしい) seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally
	(小競り合い) minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute

smolder

10

	(くすぶらせる) burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
	(しらふ) not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by use of drugs; self-restraint
	(下品) obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
	(不活発になる) make less active or intense; satisfy thirst

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