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decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts

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Mon-Wed-Fri

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Yūyake Koyake (1919 children's song)

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lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money

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sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student

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to give by tossing or throwing

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Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek

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well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

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(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle

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cherry tomato

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sound of a button or switch being pressed

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cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste

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good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield

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I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

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shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog

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middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)

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obstacle

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to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal

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to rust; to become rusty

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when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)

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salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others

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cacao; cocoa

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totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling

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missionary

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no matter what; whatever you say; in the end

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mid-stream; middle course; middle class

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New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

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garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek

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doggie; pooch; bow-wow

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being sticky

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foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures

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arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan

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solution of a riddle

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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courageous; brave; bold; valiant

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keep up your strength; chin up!

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garlic (Allium sativum)

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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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ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

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a little; a bit; slightly

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stray dog

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to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do

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administration; governance; the authorities; authority

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole

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poisoning; addiction

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unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

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I'm hungry

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exception; exclusion

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how old?; what age?

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