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N4Often testedイ形

おそろしい④

恐ろしい

frightening; terrible

昨日きのう、恐おそろしい夢ゆめを見みました。

I had a frightening dream yesterday.

In Standard Japanese: Elementary, lesson 31

Tested 1 time

2011-07Paraphrasesとてもおそろしい経験をした。

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