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(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope

2

Sawako

4

Kazehaya

20

cat's cradle

1

pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

1

pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower

1

haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki

1

lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)

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protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair

4

New Year's Eve; December 31

1

suspension bridge; rope bridge

1

enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.

1

slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating

1

Yano

2

Shouta

1

just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable

1

sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice

15

Cairo

1

knot (nautical mile per hour)

1

email address

1

volleyball

1

-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

1

violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)

1

women's goods

1

plait; braid

1

joe; jaw

6

first shrine visit of New Year

1

to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

1

canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

1

shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

1

strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)

1

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

gram; gramme

1

comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

New Year

2

wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

1

twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

1

presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

cousin (male)

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to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

2

I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

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cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree

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sparks

1

meeting place

1

we

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