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whoopie; yee-haw; noise made when celebrating

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Santa Claus

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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and then; and so; and; so then

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

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Rookie of the Year award

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congratulations

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty

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the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day

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to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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studio

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animator

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children

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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trace

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stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

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right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

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Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)

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out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty

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temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

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sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

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the whole country

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enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead

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first shrine visit of New Year

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New Year's card

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lovely; sweet

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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beginning of the year; early in the New Year

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New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

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Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)

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to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

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(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags

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to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

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to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

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to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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to join hands (with)

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to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

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