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timing

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

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sisters

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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ponzu mixed with grated daikon

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chopsticks

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warrior; samurai

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yellowtail caught during the cold season; cold yellowtail

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light (e.g. colour, color)

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gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

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combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off

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secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

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base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

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katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito

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dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

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please look at it

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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Happy New Year

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liberated woman

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terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

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ho-ho

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marriage; marriage tie; love knot

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New Year

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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New Year's party

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dressed in a kimono

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

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

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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stickily; relentlessly

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to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

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your company; your shrine

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ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

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return; welcome home

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payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave

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osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays

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soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

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to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

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hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

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just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)

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warm; mild; genial

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