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every year; yearly; annually

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rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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

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the New Year begins; the New Year starts

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mochi; (sticky) rice cake

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alarm clock

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elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

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to continue to do; to persist in doing

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attack; assault; attempt; try

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view; outlook; prospect

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long-term

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long-term view

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conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant

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inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing

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interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball); player-of-the-game interview

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homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives

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first; new

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player (of a sport); athlete; team member

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Lyons; Lions (baseball team)

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competitive swimming; swimming race

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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settlement; solution; resolution

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anything and everything; just about everything

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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about; concerning; related to; -ish

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Olympics

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big prize; first prize

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buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase

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this year

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another prefecture; other prefectures

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unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

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army corps; corps

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large front gate

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person; member

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episode; anecdote; vignette

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to return; to come back

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year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai

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seminar

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metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

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end-of-year

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short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)

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