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(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
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(コンセンサス) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
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(放棄) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
abdicate  Speak
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(退位) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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(ゆがん) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(扇動) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(敬意) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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(国際) sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
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(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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(悩み) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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(勤勉) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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(学術) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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(本格的) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(同人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
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(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
accolade  Speak
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(アンチテーゼ) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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(積極) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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(防波堤) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(回避) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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(辛辣な) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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(放棄) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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(牧歌) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
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(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
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(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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(だまされやすい) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
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(訓戒) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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(扇動) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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(信頼性) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(敵) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
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(欲) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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(あら探し) intended to confuse in an argument
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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(訓戒) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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(防波堤) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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(審美) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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(類推) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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(悩み) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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(アナーキー) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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(積極) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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(アンチテーゼ) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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(乗り気) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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(だまされやすい) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
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(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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(談合) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(訓戒) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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(栄冠) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
allude  Speak
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(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
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(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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(魅力) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(談話) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
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(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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(原油) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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(似) comparable; similar or alike
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
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(広い) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
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(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(アンチテーゼ) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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(廃止) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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(類推) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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(アナーキー) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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(敬意) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
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(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
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(漏らす) reveal; make known to public
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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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(乾燥) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(本格的) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
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(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
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(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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(アンチテーゼ) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
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(だまされやすい) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
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(乾燥) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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(がち) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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(付属) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
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(ちぇっ) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
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(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
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(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(身代金) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(積極) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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(ゆがん) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
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(気心) compatible
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(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
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(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
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(豊富) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
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(回避) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(がち) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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(傷) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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(防波堤) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(気心) compatible
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(減価償却) lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(お騒がせ) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
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(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(自堕落) lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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(予想) believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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(乾燥) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
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(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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(貴族) hereditary nobility; privileged class
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(素っ気ない) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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(明確) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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(同人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
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(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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(勤勉) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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(亡命) place of refuge or shelter; protection
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(言及) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(同人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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(予想) believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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(同盟) ally; form a group or unite
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(属性) essential quality; reputation; honor
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(気心) compatible
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(明確) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(秘密結社) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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(栄冠) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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(廃止) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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(悩み) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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(本格的) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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(節制) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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(バトン) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
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(不利な) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(欲) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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(だまされやすい) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
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(ゆがん) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
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(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(欠い) completely lacking; barren or empty
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(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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(多様化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
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(悩み) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
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(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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(冗談) good-humored, playful conversation
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(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
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(あら探し) intended to confuse in an argument
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(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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(バトン) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
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(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
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(匿名) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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(国際) sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
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(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
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(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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(お悔やみ) expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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(仰天) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(予想) believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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(優越主義者) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
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(バイアス) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
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(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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(学術) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
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(信頼性) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
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(付属) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(甘言) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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(傷) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(独断的な) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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(漏らす) reveal; make known to public
Exercise
(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
Exercise
(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
Exercise
(類推) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
blithe  Speak
78
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
Exercise
(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
Exercise
(減価償却) lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
Exercise
(軽率) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
bombastic  Speak
79
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(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
Exercise
(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
Exercise
(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
Exercise
(冗談) good-humored, playful conversation
boorish  Speak
80
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(よこしま) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
Exercise
(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
Exercise
(がさつ) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
Exercise
(予想) believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
bucolic  Speak
81
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(牧歌) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
Exercise
(荒廃) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
Exercise
(信憑性を) credit; faith
Exercise
(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
buffoon  Speak
82
Exercise
(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
Exercise
(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
Exercise
(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
Exercise
(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
bulwark  Speak
83
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(荒廃) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
Exercise
(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
Exercise
(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
Exercise
(防波堤) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
bumptious  Speak
84
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(秘密結社) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
Exercise
(建設) act of constructing or building something
Exercise
(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
Exercise
(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
cabal  Speak
85
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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
Exercise
(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
Exercise
(秘密結社) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
Exercise
(不誠実) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
cacophonous  Speak
86
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(能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
Exercise
(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
Exercise
(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
Exercise
(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
cadaverous  Speak
87
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(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
Exercise
(軽率) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
Exercise
(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
Exercise
(似) comparable; similar or alike
callous  Speak
88
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(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
Exercise
(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
Exercise
(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
Exercise
(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
candid  Speak
89
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(率直) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
Exercise
(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
Exercise
(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
Exercise
(がち) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
candor  Speak
90
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(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
Exercise
(カメオ) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Exercise
(積極) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
Exercise
(荒廃) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
cantankerous  Speak
91
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(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
Exercise
(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
Exercise
(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
Exercise
(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
capricious  Speak
92
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(談合) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
Exercise
(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
Exercise
(本格的) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
Exercise
(気まぐれ) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
captious  Speak
93
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(あら探し) intended to confuse in an argument
Exercise
(放棄) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
Exercise
(甘言) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
Exercise
(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
caricature  Speak
94
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(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
Exercise
(乗り気) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
Exercise
(放棄) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
Exercise
(似顔絵) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
castigate  Speak
95
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
Exercise
(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
Exercise
(ほのめかす) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
Exercise
(お騒がせ) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
celestial  Speak
96
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(審美) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
Exercise
(天体) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
Exercise
(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
Exercise
(身代金) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
chauvinist  Speak
97
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(多様化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
Exercise
(優越主義者) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
Exercise
(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
Exercise
(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
chicanery  Speak
98
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(防波堤) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
Exercise
(格差) difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
Exercise
(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
Exercise
(勤勉) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
chronic  Speak
99
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(慢性) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
Exercise
(正式) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
Exercise
(お悔やみ) expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
Exercise
(国際) sophisticated; of worldwide scope
circumspect  Speak
100
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(慈悲) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
Exercise
(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
Exercise
(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
Exercise
(神) god; divinity; supernatural things
circumvent  Speak
101
Exercise
(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
Exercise
(回避) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
Exercise
(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
Exercise
(魅力) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
civil  Speak
102
Exercise
(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
Exercise
(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
Exercise
(アナーキー) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
Exercise
(回避) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
clamorous  Speak
103
Exercise
(秘密結社) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
Exercise
(和やか) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
Exercise
(お騒がせ) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud
Exercise
(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
clandestine  Speak
104
Exercise
(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
Exercise
(譲歩) admit; yield; give up physical control of another
Exercise
(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
Exercise
(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
coalesce  Speak
105
Exercise
(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Exercise
(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
Exercise
(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
Exercise
(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
coalition  Speak
106
Exercise
(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
Exercise
(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
Exercise
(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
Exercise
(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
coercion  Speak
107
Exercise
(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
Exercise
(防波堤) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
Exercise
(譲歩) admit; yield; give up physical control of another
Exercise
(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
cogent  Speak
108
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(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
Exercise
(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
Exercise
(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
Exercise
(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
collusion  Speak
109
Exercise
(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
Exercise
(逆境を) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
Exercise
(談合) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
Exercise
(美味しい) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
commodious  Speak
110
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(広い) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
Exercise
(美味しい) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Exercise
(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
Exercise
(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
compatible  Speak
111
Exercise
(欠い) completely lacking; barren or empty
Exercise
(互換性) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
Exercise
(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
Exercise
(信頼性) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
compensation  Speak
112
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(ちぇっ) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
Exercise
(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
Exercise
(disgruntle) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
Exercise
(能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
compunction  Speak
113
Exercise
(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
Exercise
(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
Exercise
(無気力) lack of caring; indifference
Exercise
(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
concede  Speak
114
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(建設) act of constructing or building something
Exercise
(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
Exercise
(譲歩) admit; yield; give up physical control of another
Exercise
(漏らす) reveal; make known to public
condole  Speak
115
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(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
Exercise
(和らげる) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
Exercise
(談話) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
Exercise
(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
condolence  Speak
116
Exercise
(がさつ) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
Exercise
(お悔やみ) expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
Exercise
(編) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
Exercise
(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
confederate  Speak
117
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(廃止) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
Exercise
(同盟) ally; form a group or unite
Exercise
(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
Exercise
(慢性) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
congenial  Speak
118
Exercise
(ごまかし) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
Exercise
(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
Exercise
(気心) compatible
Exercise
(よこしま) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
conjecture  Speak
119
Exercise
(予想) believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Exercise
(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
Exercise
(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
Exercise
(土木) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
consensus  Speak
120
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(加入する) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
Exercise
(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
Exercise
(コンセンサス) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
Exercise
(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
consternation  Speak
121
Exercise
(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
Exercise
(仰天) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
Exercise
(能力) something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
Exercise
(記) chronological record of the events of successive years
construction  Speak
122
Exercise
(建設) act of constructing or building something
Exercise
(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
Exercise
(ちぇっ) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
Exercise
(同人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
consummate  Speak
123
Exercise
(優しい) easily approachable; warmly friendly
Exercise
(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
Exercise
(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
contemptuous  Speak
124
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(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
Exercise
(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
Exercise
(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
Exercise
(バトン) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
convivial  Speak
125
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(洞察) mental keenness; quickness of perception
Exercise
(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
Exercise
(似) comparable; similar or alike
Exercise
(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
copious  Speak
126
Exercise
(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
Exercise
(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
Exercise
(談話) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
Exercise
(豊富) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
corpulent  Speak
127
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(強制) use of force to get someone to obey
Exercise
(抑制) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
Exercise
(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
Exercise
(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
cosmopolitan  Speak
128
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(豊富) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
Exercise
(類推) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
Exercise
(似) comparable; similar or alike
Exercise
(国際) sophisticated; of worldwide scope
coterie  Speak
129
Exercise
(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
Exercise
(同人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
Exercise
(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
Exercise
(コンセンサス) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
countenance  Speak
130
Exercise
(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
Exercise
(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
Exercise
(アンチテーゼ) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
Exercise
(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
credence  Speak
131
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(本格的) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
Exercise
(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
Exercise
(信憑性を) credit; faith
Exercise
(良心の呵責) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
credible  Speak
132
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(信頼性) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
Exercise
(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
Exercise
(素っ気ない) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
Exercise
(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
credulous  Speak
133
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(逮捕) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
Exercise
(信憑性を) credit; faith
Exercise
(気心) compatible
Exercise
(だまされやすい) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
cringe  Speak
134
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(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
Exercise
(気の利いた) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
Exercise
(ちぇっ) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
Exercise
(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
crucial  Speak
135
Exercise
(原油) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
Exercise
(バトン) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
Exercise
(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
Exercise
(気心) compatible
cryptic  Speak
136
Exercise
(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
Exercise
(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
Exercise
(平凡) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
Exercise
(控えめ) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
curb  Speak
137
Exercise
(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
Exercise
(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
Exercise
(慢性) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
Exercise
(抑制) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
cursory  Speak
138
Exercise
(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
Exercise
(似) comparable; similar or alike
Exercise
(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
Exercise
(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
curt  Speak
139
Exercise
(素っ気ない) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
Exercise
(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
Exercise
(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
Exercise
(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
cynical  Speak
140
Exercise
(似) comparable; similar or alike
Exercise
(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
Exercise
(シニカルな) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
Exercise
(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
dearth  Speak
141
Exercise
(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
Exercise
(禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Exercise
(牧歌) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
Exercise
(学者) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
deference  Speak
142
Exercise
(多様化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
Exercise
(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
Exercise
(無神論者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
Exercise
(敬意) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
deity  Speak
143
Exercise
(国際) sophisticated; of worldwide scope
Exercise
(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
Exercise
(神) god; divinity; supernatural things
Exercise
(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
delectable  Speak
144
Exercise
(アンソロジー) book of literary selections by various authors
Exercise
(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
Exercise
(美味しい) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Exercise
(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
delete  Speak
145
Exercise
(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
Exercise
(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
Exercise
(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
Exercise
(同人) group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose
delineate  Speak
146
Exercise
(訓戒) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
Exercise
(控えめ) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
Exercise
(素っ気ない) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
Exercise
(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
delinquent  Speak
147
Exercise
(忠告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
Exercise
(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
Exercise
(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
Exercise
(類推) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
deluge  Speak
148
Exercise
(強化) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
Exercise
(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
Exercise
(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
Exercise
(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
demagogue  Speak
149
Exercise
(デマゴーグ) person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
Exercise
(適性) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
Exercise
(広い) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
Exercise
(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
demeanor  Speak
150
Exercise
(審美) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
Exercise
(態度) conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
Exercise
(カメオ) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Exercise
(明確) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
demure  Speak
151
Exercise
(亡命) place of refuge or shelter; protection
Exercise
(evenhanded) inform; give notice to; make aware
Exercise
(控えめ) modest and reserved in manner or behavior
Exercise
(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
denounce  Speak
152
Exercise
(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
Exercise
(談話) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
Exercise
(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
Exercise
(似) comparable; similar or alike
deplete  Speak
153
Exercise
(素っ気ない) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
Exercise
(枯渇) decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
Exercise
(滞納) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
Exercise
(栄誉) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
deprecate  Speak
154
Exercise
(美味しい) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Exercise
(合体) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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(廃止) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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(減価償却) lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
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(富裕層) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
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(敵意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
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(優越主義者) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
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(不可解) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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(荒廃) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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(不協和音) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
devious  Speak
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(哀れむ) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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(訓戒) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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(よこしま) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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(アナーキー) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
devoid  Speak
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(欠い) completely lacking; barren or empty
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(ダイナミック) energetic; vigorously active
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(軽率) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(貴族) hereditary nobility; privileged class
devout  Speak
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(ちぇっ) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(敬虔) expressing devotion or piety; earnest in religious field
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(カメオ) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
dilemma  Speak
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(疎外) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
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(ジレンマ) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
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(亡命) place of refuge or shelter; protection
disconcert  Speak
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(当惑) confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass
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(牧歌) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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(互換性) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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(優越主義者) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind
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(端折る) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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(物悲し) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
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(至上) carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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(洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
discourse  Speak
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(当たり障り) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(連立政権) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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(非難) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
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(談話) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
discrete  Speak
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(ディスクリート) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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(原型) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(アナーキー) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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(談合) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
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(予想) believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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(説得) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
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(不誠実) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects
disparate  Speak
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(調停) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(あいまい) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(協定) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(格差) difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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(仰天) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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(大げさ) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(裏切る) contradict; give a false impression
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(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
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(冷静) calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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(よこしま) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
dispatch  Speak
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(軽蔑) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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(奇妙) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(派遣) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
dispel  Speak
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(懲らしめる) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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(叱責) scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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(学術) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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(赤面させる) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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(欲) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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(異種) fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
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(反対) differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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(賛同) expression of warm approval; praise
dissolute  Speak
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(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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(顔) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
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(自堕落) lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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(総) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
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(汚す) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(取り乱し) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane
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(陽気) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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(信憑性を) credit; faith
diverse  Speak
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(放棄) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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(好戦) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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(削���) erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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(多様な) differing in some characteristics; various
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(慎重) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
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(荒廃) an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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(多様化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments
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(肥満) very fat; large in body; overweight
divulge  Speak
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(漏らす) reveal; make known to public
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(高慢ちきな) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(がち) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
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(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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(描く) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
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(独断的な) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
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(属性) essential quality; reputation; honor
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(ダイナミック) energetic; vigorously active
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(病) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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(死人) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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(ザッ) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed