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nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive

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to get one's head around; to think about

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izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

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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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triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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new book; new publication

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Christmas present

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to be stingy; to be tightfisted

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

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these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

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eight o'clock

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(Nintendo) Game Boy

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middle of the night; dead of night

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substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

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one set

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recollection; reminiscence

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to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

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tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram

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end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation

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to have a drink; to have a few drinks

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illumination

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose

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idleness; inactivity

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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mother; wife

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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philanthropic work; charitable enterprise

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in a good mood; cheerful

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easy task; no problem

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suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

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serious look (on one's face); straight face

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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therefore; for that reason; such being the case

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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one more time; once more; once again

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)

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public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

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cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes

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customer; client

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change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

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outdoors; outside

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black-backed wagtail (Motacilla alba lugens)

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tail (animal); tail end; tip

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blip bleep

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