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major cleanup; spring cleaning

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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first shrine visit of New Year

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most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

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to open a business

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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Hawaii

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

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soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba

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this (current) year

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congratulations

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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peace; harmony

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change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

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thirty; 30

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a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

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the New Year begins; the New Year starts

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the other day; lately; recently

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to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

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

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

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temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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springy (texture); puffy

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sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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calamity; disaster; accident

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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compared to

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noodles; vermicelli

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plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

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near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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to be common

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Saipan (island near Guam)

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

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Hawaii; Hawai'i

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aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

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deer; dear

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