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full view; plain sight; completely visible

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

3

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

18

I; me

9

with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal

1

lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something

2

(coin) purse with a metal clasp

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

2

12 signs of the Chinese zodiac

1

shift system

2

monetary offering; offertory

2

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

1

stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

last business day of the year (usu. December 28)

1

sudden impulse; passing fancy

1

strapped for cash; hard up

1

sympathy; compassion

1

banana

2

the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)

1

every (one) year

1

tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister

1

as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see

2

year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)

1

contribution to society

1

Happy New Year

1

explosive (material)

2

calf

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

working adult; full-fledged member of society

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

volt; bolt

1

immediately; promptly

1

spanner; wrench

3

very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

1

to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)

1

armrest (of a chair); elbow rest

6

virtuous cycle; virtuous circle

1

to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)

1

celebrity; personality; prominent figure

1

local broadcast station

1

animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

1

having the same family name and given name (as someone else)

2

several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks

1

aforementioned; above-mentioned

1

to rearrange; to resequence

1

turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom

1

drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs

1