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two-storied building

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here and there; in places

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to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)

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veneer; plywood

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

1

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

1

vacant rooms available

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bathroom

2

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

4

left end; left edge

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sliding storm shutter

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laundry; the washing

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postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

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starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)

1

nameplate; doorplate

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to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

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long time; long interval; for quite some time

2

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

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next or adjoining room

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appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

2

results (of a study)

2

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

8

to move (house); to change residence

4

change of address

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forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting

2

identification papers; ID

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

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yakuza

2

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

2

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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reader; (website) visitor

2

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

5

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

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to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)

5

to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate

1

patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

1

do ...

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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this evening; tonight

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public bath; bathhouse

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(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

4

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

2

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

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if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

4

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

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to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

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