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  Academic Words Level 2 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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n. [談話] a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation


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a. [異種] different; unlike; not similar


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v. [危険] sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate


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a. [無限] without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable


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n. [彫刻] the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface by cutting grooves into it


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n. [遠征] journey organized for a particular purpose


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a. [有利] approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested


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n. [風味] distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste


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a. [香り] pleasant-smelling; odorous


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n. [フレーム] structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines


Spelling Word: frame