jpdb beta

western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)

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working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

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employee; labourer employed by the government or a local public body

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to keep watch; to stand guard

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in steps of; in units of; calculated by

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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middle of the night; dead of night

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bell; bel (unit); B

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to call together; to convene

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to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

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suspicion (of others); jealousy

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to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

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travel; trip; journey

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detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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return; welcome home

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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sea; ocean; waters

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to fall asleep

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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chill; the shivers; shivering fit

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing

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clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)

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projection; ejection

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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sender (e.g. of mail)

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to leave behind

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no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

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to throw away

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to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

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warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)

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joint; seam

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halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

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object; body; solid

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losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself

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from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

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rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

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to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook

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banging around (e.g. in a fight)

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moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

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packing; baling; crating

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to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

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