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New Year

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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to do

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

3

every place; various places

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

2

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

2

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

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how many people; a number of people

1

to increase; to multiply

5

counter for people

5

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

2

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

2

supply; provision; raising; procurement

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

2

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

3

to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

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to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

2

otherwise; or else; if not

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

3

caller; visitor; company; guest

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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about this time

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working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

satisfactory; decent

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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longed-for; anxiously awaited

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in the city

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absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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design

1

uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous

1

various; many; several

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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