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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

period; term; interval

2

abstemious; austere

1

Protestant

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

festival merrymaking; revelry

1

outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

1

tide; current; tendency; trend

1

work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

2

oratorio

1

Europe

2

Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church

1

custom

1

firmly rooted; deep-seated

1

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

1

tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

cake

6

to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

1

present; gift

17

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

1

Toys R Us (toy retailer)

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

3

to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

1

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

1

false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back

1

four o'clock

1

again; once again; yet again

1

first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

1

Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)

2

within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

1

largest class; top category

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

3

capacity

1

enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large

2

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

3

performer

1

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

slightly; faintly

1

the ... in question

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

meeting place

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

1

musical instrument store; music shop

4

suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far

1