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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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extravagance; luxury

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how many years; how long; what year

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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gradually; day by day; every day; each day

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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second-hand shop; curio shop

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Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

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flute; fife; pipe; whistle

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making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition

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to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

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half a year; six months

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to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

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hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight

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7000; seven thousand

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passage; fare; shipping charges

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Japan and France

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bank; banking institution

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)

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to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

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notice; notification; report; posting

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house; one's house; one's home; one's family

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food; foodstuff; prey; victim

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stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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nine o'clock

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seven o'clock

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kitchen

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to become better; to improve

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PS; postscript

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oyster; oyster shell

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a pair (of shoes or socks)

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daytime; during the day; Japan and China

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long-lasting; durable; keeping well

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stay; sojourn

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nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton

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to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

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10,000 yen

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to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

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poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

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Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron

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(United States of) America; USA; US

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