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a. [暫定] temporary; provided for present need only


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n. [不況] withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity


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v. [リクライニング] cause or permit to lean, incline, rest; place in a recumbent position


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v. [強化] give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance


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n. [呼吸] breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells


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a. [厳しい] full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise


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n. [スケープゴート] someone who bears the blame for others


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v. [肩] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like


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n. [シャッター] a hinged blind for a window


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v. [シミュレーション] make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks


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