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every month; each month; monthly

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30th day of the month; 30 days

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New Year's Eve

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soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block

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leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food

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strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

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dog; doggy; bow-wow

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mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

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holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

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bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

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small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

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condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup

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quarrel between brothers

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annual function; annual event

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about this time; about now

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to boil; to seethe

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pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

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throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

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simmering; (boiling) gently

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boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up

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to be superstitious; to believe in omens

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Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion

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tenacity; endurance

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prayer (for something); supplication

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edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut

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rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

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fried tofu (aburaage) used for inarizushi

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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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divine protection

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piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl

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tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year

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match fixing; put-up job; fixed game

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

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impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

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soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)

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manners; courtesy; etiquette

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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to move (house); to change residence

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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