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because

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fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

extended leave; long vacation

1

of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

3

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

3

hawk; falcon

3

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

2

due form; official; formality

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

1

folding fan

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

six; 6

2

blind man; masseur (usu. blind)

2

it seems that; as if

3

counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

first dream of the year

1

shoe box; shoe shelf

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

3

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

1

size

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

oneiromancy; dream fortune-telling

1

dictionary; lexicon

1

social; societal; societary

2

to gain strength; to increase ability

1

hint; suggestion

1

(social) position; status

1

cheese cake

1

ambitious person

1

coming-of-age ceremony

4

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

2

self-consciousness; self-awareness

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long-sleeved kimono

3

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

rather than

3

festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3

1

beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

2

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

2

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

3

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

3

to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly

1

kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

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