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return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

4

New Year's card

3

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

1

one's own handwriting; autograph

3

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

4

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

7

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

3

sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac

1

motif

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

3

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

2

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

first shrine visit of New Year

2

to bring up a subject

1

attendant; companion

2

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

2

crowd of people

5

experience

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

6

Shinto shrine

2

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

11

as (somebody) says

7

charming; fascinating; attractive

3

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

6

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

3

part-time job; side job

1

so to speak

2

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

wariness

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

2

arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

black magic

2

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

1

black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

in high spirits

2

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

7

majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

1

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

2

clique; faction

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

7

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1