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real estate agent; realtor

1

constructing and selling a ready-built house

1

several houses

1

repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)

1

nearest station

1

office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker

2

commuter rush; rush hour

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked

1

to become misty; to become hazy

1

groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of

1

chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

spy movie; spy film

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

1

to walk away; to walk off

2

garbage bag

1

long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

1

balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

2

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

3

binoculars; field glasses

2

apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

1

laundry; the washing

1

to be reminded of; to call to mind

2

portable cassette player; walkman

1

rhythmical; well-paced

1

place for drying laundry

1

full

1

with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there

2

air temperature

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

to keep silent

2

body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)

5

shopping basket; market basket

1

wearing sandals; informal; casual

1

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

2

not yet; un-

1

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

2

shop; store

1

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

3

smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

1

the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat

1

children

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

Kacha

1

the end (of); powder

3

spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw

2