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early (days); initial stage; initial

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item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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account

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notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

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date and time

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tessellated; tessellar; mosaic

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ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge

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to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days

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temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

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all over Japan; throughout Japan

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to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

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hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

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calculation; self-interest; selfishness

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bedtime

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convenient; expedient; makeshift

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symbol; code; sign; notation

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cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry

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a period (of time)

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bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

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indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

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conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

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true state; actual condition; reality

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actual work

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atomic; indivisibility

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

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point of compromise; common ground

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reinforcements

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maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

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half-crazed; frantic

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boisterous dance

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(video) recording

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being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

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economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

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shorts

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border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge

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visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple

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to stand side by side; to stand in a row

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bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

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the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

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prayer; supplication

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grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy

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standing signboard; billboard; hoarding

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thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business

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god of marriage; matchmaker

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fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

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negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

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trying one's luck; test of one's luck

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drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

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