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"word": "თვითმაკეთებლობა"
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"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "親力親為"
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"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "亲力亲为"
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"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "親力親為"
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"word": "亲力亲为"
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"word": "gør-det-selv"
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"word": "gør det selv"
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"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "memfarado"
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"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "tee se itse"
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"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "itsetekeminen"
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"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
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"roman": "tvitmaḳetebloba",
"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "თვითმაკეთებლობა"
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"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "mach es selbst"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "barkácsolás"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "fúrás-faragás"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "déan féin é"
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"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"tags": [
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"word": "fai da te"
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"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "mahi kuhutahi"
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"sense": "practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself",
"word": "fă-o singur"
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