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bungalow; one-story house

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center; centre; metropolis

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corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

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passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing

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crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure

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mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall

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moat; fosse; canal; ditch

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wide; broad

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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wall; fence

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lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant

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stone wall

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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tiled roof

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nameplate; doorplate

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to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

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one machine; one vehicle

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light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car

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company; corporation; workplace

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grey; gray; ashen

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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opening fully; full throttle; full power

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to invite in; to show someone in

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

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visitor; caller

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(flower) vase

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live

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else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

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affectation; showiness; pretence

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someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

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creak; squeak; creaking sound

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dusty

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as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

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word; vocabulary

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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childish; child-like; immature; infantile

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to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

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early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

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to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

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one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)

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