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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

4

you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)

1

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

4

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

6

apology; excuse

2

lately; recently; nowadays

7

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

26

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

1

good news

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

6

padding; lining; foundation

1

thousand years; many years

1

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

1

congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

2

giving; gifting; presenting

2

crow cawing on New Year's Day

1

to tire; to weary; to exhaust; to fatigue

1

bridal bed

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

former winters; the last winter

1

Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)

2

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

7

the same place; the same address; the said place

1

seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing past the usual 12 rounds in one game

2

twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

2

alcohol; sake

2

dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

1

spiced sake (served at New Year's)

2

travel; trip; journey

1

thin strip of bamboo

1

treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

3

New Year's Eve

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

Mukahe

1

shadow figure; silhouette

1

funeral service of a Japanese emperor; (arch.) Imperial mourning

1

the late; the deceased

11

(New Year's) greetings

1

word; remark; statement

8

New Year's Day

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

7

diligence; industry

1

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

6

spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

3

incompetence

1