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ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun

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sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

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setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

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very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon

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one-year-old

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twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days

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Halloween

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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bye; see you later

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cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

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prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

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sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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one after next; second

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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Christmas

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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event; function

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

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kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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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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three; three years of age

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third day of the month; three days

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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

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

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eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

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every year; yearly; annually

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the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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to go out and away; to leave

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cooked rice; meal

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age; years

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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fish

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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