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jaundice

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  1. 黄疸
  2. biased
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jejune

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  1. boring, insipid
  2. childish, imature
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bilious

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むかつく, irritable

cf. bile 胆汁

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choleric

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highly irascible

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sanguine

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optimistic, cheerful

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martinet

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a strict disciplinarian

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curmudgeon

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扱いにくいやつ

a grouchy, surly person

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reprobate

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堕落者

cf. reprove 非難する

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surly

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無愛想な

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sulk

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to remain silent and hold oneself aloof, すねる

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vitriol

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  1. 硫酸
  2. 辛辣なことば
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virago

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口やかましい女

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cardinal

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fundamental, of primary importance

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syncretic

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（諸派が）融合した

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ecclesiastical

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related to church

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parochial

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  1. narrow-minded, bioget
  2. 教会区の
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catholic

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universal

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reprisal

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報復

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19
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excommunication

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破門

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desecrate

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to destroy (a sacred place)

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apostasy

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背教、離党

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sanctimonious

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self-righteous, holier-than-thou, hypocritical

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iconoclast

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  1. 偶像破壊する人
  2. somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
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fusty

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moldy, old-fashioned

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malfeasance

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違法行為

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lascivious

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refering to perversion

lecherous, prurient, libidinous

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embroiled

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巻き込まれる、紛糾する

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imbroglio

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embarassing, confusion situation

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sordid

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汚い

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venality

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taking bribes

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prevaricate

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はぐらかす

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turpitute

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depravity

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thrifty

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spending money wisely

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spendthrift

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spending lots of money

⇔ thrifty

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parsimonious

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exrremely frugal

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sybarite

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a person who indulges in luxury

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impecunious

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penurious

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penurious

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impecunious

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insolvent

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can’t pay bills

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affluent

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wealthy

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profligate

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spending recklessly

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destitute

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extremely poor

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avarice

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greed

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cupidity

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greed for money

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fleece

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to swindle, dupe, mulct

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acme

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zenith, summit, pinnacle, apex

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pinnacle

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apex, acme, summit, zenith

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untoward

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inauspicious, unfavorable

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insouciant

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nonchalant

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decry

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to strongly disapprove

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underwrite

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to financially support

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overweening

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  1. presumptuously arrogant
  2. excessive, immoderate (ideas)
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jingoist

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愛国主義者、主戦論

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hawkish

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タカのような、強硬論者

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ferret

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to search for something persistently

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cow

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to intimidate

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dog

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= hound

chase, badger, persue relentlessly

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badger

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to pester repeatedly

59
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palimpsest

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不完全に消された文章

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serendipitous

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予期せず見つけた

n. serendipity

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defenstrate

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～を窓から放り出す

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vituperation

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invective, tirade, harangue, diatribe

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screed

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an abusive rant that has become tedious and hackneyed

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amalgam

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mixture

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slapdash

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(adj) hasty
(adv) in a hasty manner

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heyday

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pinnacle

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hodgepodge

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confusing mixture, jumble

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aboveboard

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honest, open

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thoroughgoing

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absolute

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telltale

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revealing

e.g. Some telltale signs of chronic smoking include yellow teeth etc.

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bibliophile

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本好き

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peruse

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to read very carefully

73
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disabuse

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to set right (of …)

e.g. I was disabused of the notion that Santa exists.

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meddlesome

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officious

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ingenuous

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candid, innocent, native, artless

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diabolical

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extremely wicket like the devil

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emaciated

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cadaverous, gaunt

死にそうなぐらいガリガリ

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