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it may be because

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

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tradition; convention

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cooked rice; meal

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to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice

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curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

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concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

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image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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Japanese food; Japanese meal

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tonight; this evening

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73

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so much; so; like that

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

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to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

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than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

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to be the case that

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

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throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

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to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

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reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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to enter a New Year

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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(period of) one year

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well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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plait; braid

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section manager; section chief

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turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

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New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)

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year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)

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about; concerning; related to; -ish

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

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to become; to be

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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party given in recognition of a person's services

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

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deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods

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izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks

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