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early rising

1

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

1

in the morning; during the morning

1

prefectural governor

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

1

setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

reporter; journalist

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

voltage; excitement; enthusiasm

1

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

tent

1

hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain

1

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

2

so-and-so; who?; which people?

1

person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

3

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

hoe

8

ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

congratulations

2

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

3

special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured

1

strong interaction; strong force

1

actress; female actor

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

company president; manager; director

1

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

1

official vehicle

1

energy; vigor; vigour; vitality

1

every evening; night after night

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student

2

later on; eventually; afterwards

1

main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)

1

full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

1

wall; fence

1

media

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

2

conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)

1

to do so; to do thus

1

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

1

local

1

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

1

announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

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unsteady steps; bobbing

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doll; puppet; figure

1