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three sides; small offering stand

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hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

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plain wood; unfinished woodwork

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pedestal

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cardboard; thick paper

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to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

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zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

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Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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generation

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eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit

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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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staff with plaited paper streamers

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bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

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clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

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continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

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entreaty to a deity

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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to make a serious effort

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finishing blow; coup de grâce

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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seasonal festival

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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talisman; lucky charm

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happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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

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dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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afternoon; p.m.

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date; dating

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to gain in skill; to improve; to get better

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

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maid; helper; help; assistance

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staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances

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to grumble; to complain

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uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl

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to get drunk

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

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