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blue eyes

2

first grandchild

1

late; slowly

1

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

2

happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

2

many people; a large number of people

1

to support each other; to support one another

2

acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action

1

with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion

1

daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship); visiting frequently; visiting daily

8

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

visitor

1

softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)

1

ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity

1

to backbite

4

advance party

1

handsome man; actor in a love scene

1

Mathias; Matias; Matthias

403

to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

6

unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up

1

unity; solidarity

1

along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)

6

unconventional; unusual; outside-the-box

1

scattered; separated; dispersed

1

to summon courage; to be brave

2

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

intensification; aggravation

1

renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring

1

favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape

2

to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

3

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

3

one's lifestyle

1

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account

1

about when; about what time; how soon

7

Renaissance

24

Bettina

7

relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative

2

bullying a young wife

1

selling (real-estate) lots

1

to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

8

Letizia

347

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

1

indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly

1

embroidery thread

1

modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)

28

rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.

1

torii (Shinto shrine archway)

1

general inspection; complete overhaul

1

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

2