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after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad

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laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile

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bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly

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pentagon

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first calligraphy of the year

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licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate

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tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish

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stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

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to boil; to decoct; to infuse

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touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)

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New Year

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catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu

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unification of the whole country

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to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins

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Ouch!

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already; time flies

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go for it; heave; ugh

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not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

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an eye for an eye

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

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report to the Emperor

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to fight with swords; to cross swords

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fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal

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top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper

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mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

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one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

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treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about

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counter for drops of liquid

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yellow

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

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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thin skin

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internal organ; viscera; gut

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mole; lentigo; beauty spot

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ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

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generations; ages; years

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not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

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generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied

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

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trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

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simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

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negative; minus

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insolent fellow; rude fellow

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to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)

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in the same manner as before; the same as always

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

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consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

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gold

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ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

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