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upbringing  Speak Example sentences
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(直立) in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
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(洗面化粧台) quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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(生い立ち) process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
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(言葉) act or style of expressing in words; expression, or power of expression
valve  Speak Example sentences
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(変化) change aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
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(バルブ) device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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(換気) freshen; circulate through and freshen
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(慕う) pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
vary  Speak Example sentences
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(違反) treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
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(変化) change aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
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(用途) having many talents; capable of working in many fields
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(価値) sufficiently valuable; important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest
vegetarian  Speak Example sentences
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(ベジタリアン) someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
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(用途) having many talents; capable of working in many fields
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(バリアント) varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.
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(変化) change aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
verge  Speak Example sentences
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(展開) extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
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(あくび) open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom
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(寸前) extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
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(全会一致) uniform; in complete agreement
versatile  Speak Example sentences
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(格闘) contend by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down an opponent; struggle or strive earnestly
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(代価以下の請求) charge below or under; charge less than is usual or suitable
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(渦) act of rotating or revolving rapidly; state of confusion; tumult
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(用途) having many talents; capable of working in many fields
vessel  Speak Example sentences
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(違反) treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
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(自主) done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
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(船) craft; ship; container for liquids
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(代価以下の請求) charge below or under; charge less than is usual or suitable
vigilant  Speak Example sentences
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(バルブ) device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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(枯れ) shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
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(警戒) attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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(荒野) a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert
vindicate  Speak Example sentences
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(卸売) selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
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(正当性を立証) clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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(振動才能) shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
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(渦巻く) cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
volatile  Speak Example sentences
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(侵襲) tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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(全会一致) uniform; in complete agreement
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(枯れ) shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
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(渦) act of rotating or revolving rapidly; state of confusion; tumult