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Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar

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fire; flame; blaze

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

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guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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these

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confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

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what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

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wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

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abstract painting

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this year

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sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac

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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

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motif

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red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

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circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence

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brown; light brown; tawny

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triangle; triangular shape

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body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

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distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

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playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness

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chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

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to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme

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palm (of the hand)

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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art; the arts

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unfortunately; regrettably

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reaching; attaining; arrival

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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tea party; get-together; tea ceremony

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first tea ceremony of New Year

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tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

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to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)

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tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō

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ceramics; pottery and porcelain

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researcher; student (of)

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bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

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rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

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great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam

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