jpdb beta

diorama

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taking a commemorative photo

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spectacle; sight; scene

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to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace

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narrow path; narrow lane

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at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

book; publication

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National Diet Library; Library of Congress

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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researcher; student (of)

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self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!

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an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy

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at what time; when

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personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car

1

alteration; falsification; faking

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

assurance; guarantee

1

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

1

roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry

1

then; well; so; well then

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to subsist; to keep on living

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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to tell a lie; to fib

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to hide; to conceal

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time capsule

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to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

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historian

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to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

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dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

1

truth; real situation

1

fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)

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to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well

1

convenient; handy; useful

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inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

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unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

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to become better; to improve

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not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight; the vicissitudes of life; the ups and downs of life

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Manstein

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