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改まる あらたまる N1

  1. to be renewed; to change
  2. to be corrected; to be improved; to be reformed; to be revised
  3. to be formal; to stand on ceremony
  4. to take a serious turn; to take a turn for the worse (of an illness)

年改まる としあらたまる

  1. the New Year dawns

年が改まる としがあらたまる

  1. the New Year begins; the New Year starts
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