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decorative  Speak Example sentences
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[妨げる] put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
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[装飾] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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[霧] droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze
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[香り] pleasant-smelling; odorous
departure  Speak Example sentences
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[電子] an elementary particle with the negative charge
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[装飾] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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[値切る] argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
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[出発] act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere
discourage  Speak Example sentences
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[フェリー] shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
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[落胆] depress; take away hope from
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[欠点] drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance
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[化石] remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
dramatize  Speak Example sentences
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[欠点] drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance
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[脚色] represent something in a dramatic manner; add details to
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[柔軟性] quality of being adaptable or variable
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[鍬] weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
dye  Speak Example sentences
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[忙しい] busy; momentous; full of events or incidents
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[装飾] ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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[色素] a substance used to color materials
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[落胆] depress; take away hope from
elegance  Speak Example sentences
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[風味] distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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[設備] the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
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[エレガンス] the refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
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[列挙] list each one; mention one by one
envelop  Speak Example sentences
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[大学院] one who has received an academic or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study
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[魅力] capacity to attract intense interest
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[包む] enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
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[化石] remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
equipment  Speak Example sentences
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[設備] the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
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[忙しい] busy; momentous; full of events or incidents
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[寄付] grant; present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute
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[列挙] list each one; mention one by one
flavor  Speak Example sentences
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[風味] distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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[寄付] grant; present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute
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[拡張機能] supplement; an act of extending or the condition of being extended
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[出発] act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere
frustration  Speak Example sentences
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[値切る] argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
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[脚色] represent something in a dramatic manner; add details to
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[設備] the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
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[不満] disappointment; failure; an act of frustrating