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mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

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so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent

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

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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oh!; ah!; oh no

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later (on); afterwards

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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older sister; lass; young lady

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friend; companion

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first shrine visit of the New Year

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

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New Year's card

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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of course; certainly; naturally

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lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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last year

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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I; me

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything

1

kiss

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good performance; good work; great success

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this year

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approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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final; eventual; ultimate

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

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