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give; I give up; uncle!

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elegance; taste; refinement

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by myself; in person; by oneself

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embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

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worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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have a happy New Year

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rather; sooner; preferably

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to enter a New Year

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face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

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soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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to become hungry

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New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year

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courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds

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to return; to come back

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

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lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

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meeting; greeting; welcome

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taxi

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train; electric train

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railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

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parting; farewell

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lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

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next year

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