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総額そうがくtotal amount (of money); total sum; sum total
線せんline; stripe; stria
線路せんろrailway track; railway line; railroad; railway
締めるしめるto tie; to fasten; to tighten
締め出すしめだすto shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
締め切りしめきりdeadline; closing; cut-off
締め切るしめきるto close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors)
縛るしばるto tie; to bind; to fasten
縞しまstripe; bar; streak
縮小しゅくしょうreduction; curtailment; cut; cutback
縮尺しゅくしゃくreduced scale; scaling down
繊細せんさいdainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; slim
繊維せんいfibre; fiber
罪人ざいにんcriminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
署名しょめいsignature; autograph
署長しょちょうchief (of police); head (of office)
習得しゅうとくlearning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
習性しゅうせいhabit
習慣しゅうかんhabit
聖人せいじんsaint
聖地せいちsacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land
聖堂せいどう(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
聖書せいしょBible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
聖火せいかsacred fire; sacred flame
聖職者せいしょくしゃclergyman; churchman; clergy
職しょくjob; work; employment; occupation
職人しょくにんcraftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker
職務しょくむprofessional duties
職員しょくいんstaff member; employee; worker; personnel
職場しょくばone's post; place of work; workplace
職業しょくぎょうoccupation; profession; job; vocation
職権しょっけんone's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power
職歴しょくれきwork experience; work history
肖像しょうぞうportrait; likeness; picture
肢体したいlimbs; arms and legs; body
育ちそだちgrowth; breeding
育つそだつto be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
育てるそだてるto raise; to rear; to bring up
背せback
背が高いせがたかいtall (of a person)
背くそむくto run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
背もたれせもたれback (of a chair); backrest
背丈せたけstature; height
背広せびろbusiness suit
背泳ぎせおよぎbackstroke (swimming)
背番号せばんごうnumber on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number; squad number
背筋せすじspine; line of the backbone
背負うせおうto carry on one's back
背骨せぼねspine; backbone; spinal column
脂肪しぼうfat; grease; blubber; lard

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