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talk; story; conversation

2

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

first shrine visit of New Year

7

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

the New Year begins; the New Year starts

2

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

2

while studying

1

apple pie

2

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

8

visitor (to a shrine or temple)

3

to deliver; to hand over; to transfer

1

say; well; um; er

1

(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

3

easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth

2

if it's the case

2

to be

2

fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

1

distribution

1

hill; knoll

4

crucian carp (Carassius spp.)

1

joke; gag

1

to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

4

dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue

1

burn; scald

1

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

1

service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

2

to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around

1

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

2

at this rate

1

dawn

1

empty space; empty sky

1

labor; labour; toil; hardship

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

Happy New Year

3

(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year

1

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

4

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

3

just now; a moment ago

2

sunrise

3

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

7

first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day

5

to warm; to heat

1

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

2

first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)

1

race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku

1

to be in focus; to come into focus

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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