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 5000 Words Level 3 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. [識別] detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear


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v. [絡み] twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle


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v. [切望] plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly


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a. [難解] hard to understand; known only in a particular group


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v. [回避] get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to


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v. [悪化] increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate


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v. [魅了] cause to be interested or curious; captivate


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a. [比喩は] not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning  


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n. [足場は] holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely


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n. [フレスコ画] cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries


Spelling Word: fresco