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winter vacation; winter holidays

6

consecutive holidays

3

lodge

81

Santa; Santa Claus

33

to become complicated

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

2

postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

1

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

1

rattling; clattering

1

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

25

performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects

1

classical; classic

1

home heater

2

presence (impressive quality)

1

pupil and (dark) iris of the eye

1

profoundly memorable

3

padded kimono

1

mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen

1

to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others

2

front gate

1

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

to spring or rush out

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

4

household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

heart and soul; one's soul (heart)

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

Kota (India)

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

1

November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

1

to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)

1

mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval

1

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

2

dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

1

countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet

1

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

1

4-day weekend

1

national holiday; public holiday

1

municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

1

(social) class; rank; grade

1

to eagerly look forward to

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument

1

enterprising man; businessman; industrialist

1

spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive

1

side job; sideline; subsidiary business

1

season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

2

accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house

1

constant; steady; constant

1