jpdb beta

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

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strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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very; much; greatly; a lot of

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blazer

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ribbon

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to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

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old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

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East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic

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

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relic; remains; memento

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to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

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school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers

2

Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour

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mullet (hairstyle); mallet (croquet, etc.)

1

one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

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to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

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siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

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extermination; annihilation

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Hannibal

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Cannae

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artistic

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army

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Bagration

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damage; injury; loss

1

disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking

1

amount of material resources

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last year

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to beat the hell out of

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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in those days

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historical fact

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several minutes; a few minutes

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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schoolboy; male student

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staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

to pour on

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early

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Russia

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discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

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madonna

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lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

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