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the New Year begins; the New Year starts

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mass psychology; mob psychology; crowd psychology; herd mentality; group mind

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chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)

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hard to get; hard to come by

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like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

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innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough

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reassuring; stouthearted

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most ... ever; most ... up to now; more ... than ever before

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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in order; sequential; seriatim

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main; principal; chief; leading; important

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to extract (e.g. a passage from a book); to make an excerpt

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summary; outline; remarks column; space for notes

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to select; to pick out

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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to single out; to select

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return; relapse; recurrence

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matter; item; facts

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picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure

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item; article; clause; section; point

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to develop into a serious incident

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unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis

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harm; injury; evil (influence)

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pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

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to get late; to advance; to wear on

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bright; beaming; brilliant; glittering

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to shed light; to cast light

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household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets

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destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

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calamity; disaster; accident

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all year round

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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stirring; rousing oneself

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate

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benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

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spider

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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recollection; reminiscence

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one's heart; one's mind (feelings, bosom)

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

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friend; companion

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to worry

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useless; in vain

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to be conceited

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

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apology

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within the year; before the year is out

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things; matters

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