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(small crunchy) dried sardines

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dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

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material; ingredient

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to rest; to suspend; to give relief

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

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not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

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exception

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end-of-year

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

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game

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samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

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New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

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to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

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being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy

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eavesdropping; tapping

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

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in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

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eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead

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use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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iron pot; kettle

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to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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extensive knowledge; erudition

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sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

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knowledge; information

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announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

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

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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cooked rice

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sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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(it was) not until; (it was) only when

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lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

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restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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complaint; grumble

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

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false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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to state; to express; to mention

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