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most favorite; in high favor

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traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

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katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito

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kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

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plop; splash

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happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

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New Year

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making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

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abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food

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long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)

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prawn; shrimp; lobster

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake

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chimes; toll of a bell

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harbour

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anchorage; anchoring; mooring

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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steam whistle

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to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

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to face each other; to be opposite (to)

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Happy New Year

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soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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torii (Shinto shrine archway)

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main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary

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road approaching a shrine

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to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

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to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

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end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

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first shrine visit of the New Year

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middle of the night; dead of night

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even though; despite; when

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visitor (to a shrine or temple)

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coat; coating

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to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into

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end-of-year; year-end

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putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal

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mental fatigue; worry; boredom

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obvious; transparent

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greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year

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

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megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer

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official in charge; person in charge

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beginning of the year; early in the New Year

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being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other

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