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376 words & expressions
異(い)色(しょく)ishokuunique; distinctive; novel; singular; unusual; special自(じ)在(ざい)jizaibeing able to do as one pleases; doing at will流(りゅう)動(どう)的(てき)ryuudoutekifluid; unsettled不(ふ)定(てい)futeiunsettled; uncertain; indefinite; unfixed; variable; irregular; changeable割(わり)高(だか)waridakacomparatively high; fairly expensive上(あ)がったりagattaridoomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor緊(きん)密(みつ)kinmitsurigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit民(みん)主(しゅ)的(てき)minshutekidemocratic合(ごう)法(ほう)gouhoulegal; lawful; legitimate異(い)質(しつ)ishitsudifferent (quality, nature); heterogeneous極(ごく)秘(ひ)gokuhiabsolute secrecy不(ふ)可(か)分(ぶん)fukabuninseparable; indivisible; undetachable公(こう)明(めい)koumeifairness; openness; impartiality異(い)例(れい)ireiexceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular不(ふ)均(きん)衡(こう)fukinkouimbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity広(こう)範(はん)kouhanwide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread優(ゆう)位(い)yuuipredominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy簡(かん)易(い)kan'isimple; simplified堅(けん)調(ちょう)kenchoufirm (market); bullish新(しん)鋭(えい)shin'eiyoung and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer人(じん)道(どう)的(てき)jindoutekihumane非(ひ)合(ごう)法(ほう)higouhouillegal; unlawful割(わり)安(やす)wariyasueconomical; comparatively cheap不(ふ)全(ぜん)fuzenpartial; incomplete; imperfect適(てき)時(じ)tekijitimely; opportune上(うわ)っ調(ちょう)子(し)uwatchoushiflippant; frivolous; shallow高(こう)等(とう)koutouhigh class; high grade人(じん)的(てき)jintekihuman; personal愚(ぐ)gufoolishness; silliness; stupidity; folly一(いち)律(りつ)ichiritsuuniform; even; across-the-board; equal正(せい)規(き)seikiregular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate余(よ)儀(ぎ)ないyoginaiunavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control穏(おん)健(けん)onkenmoderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical知(ち)名(めい)chimeiwell-known優(ゆう)良(りょう)yuuryousuperior; excellent; fine特(とく)異(い)tokuiunique; peculiar; singular明(めい)快(かい)meikaiclear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit順(じゅん)当(とう)juntouproper; right; reasonable堅(けん)実(じつ)kenjitsusteady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy; solid一途(いちず)ichizusingle-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)

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