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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [カウンタ] the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite


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n. [礼儀] polite behavior; the act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of the fact


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n. [明け方] time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start


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n. [砂漠] an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon


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v. [軽蔑] dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn


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v. [邪魔] upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange


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v. [かわす] avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick


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n. [ドット] the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape


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n. [施設] service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose


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a. [優しい] well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender


Spelling Word: gentle