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well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming

1

to turn on power

1

(right at the) side; just beside

1

smallish; on the small side

1

liquid crystal television

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

to shed light; to cast light

2

twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December

1

year's end

1

year end

1

How are things with you?; How are you doing?

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

6

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

5

televising; broadcasting; airing

1

every year; yearly; annually

4

established practice; custom

2

event

3

New Year's Eve; December 31

13

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

6

prime time television

17

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

1

big news

1

rare event; unexpected event

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

3

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

2

most; extremely

3

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

2

title; name; degree

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

3

else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

1

each; every; all

5

prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)

1

many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)

1

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

9

general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)

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conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision

2

special program; special programme

1

war or military record; score; military achievements; results

2

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

2

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

4

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

5

each; respectively

2

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate

1

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)

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

now that; since; so long as; because

2

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

5

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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