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mahjong; mah-jongg

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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donjara; ponjan; simplified children's version of mahjong

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gambling

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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

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-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

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origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

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

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every year; yearly; annually

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kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

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Kanako

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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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to have a meal together; to sit at table

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unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly

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summer

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mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor

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out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

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living room (Japanese-style)

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wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

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sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)

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tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)

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bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

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Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass

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chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

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autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

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willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

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paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

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wild boar; wild pig

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purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

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long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle

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variation

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pattern; design

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marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

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study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)

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the five 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)

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the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld); inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)

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cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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complexity

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consumption; expenditure

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to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

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bride

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to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice

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to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

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blood relationship; blood relative

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to grow old; to age

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suspicion; distrust

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to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

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