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once a year

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Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040); Shōmen Kongō (deity); kōshin-machi (religious wake)

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to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

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information; making a report (to a superior)

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North Pole; the Arctic

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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each person

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lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

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notebook

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punishment; penalty

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clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

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plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

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to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

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one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

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revival; restoration; resuscitation

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

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nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)

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spiritual power

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to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

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to bring back; to restore

3

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

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clown

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extremely; very

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medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals

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fortunately; luckily

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to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

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behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

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to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

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to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

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forehead; brow

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gasp; pant

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food poisoning

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to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

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before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden

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

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under construction

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distant place; faraway location; far away

2

reopening; resumption; restarting

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pale; pallid; bluish-white

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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briskly with small steps; trotting

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to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

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hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

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earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale

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