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正月 しょうがつ N4

  1. New Year (esp. first three days)
  2. January; first month of the year

正月休み しょうがつやすみ

  1. New Year holidays

正月太り しょうがつぶとり

  1. putting on weight over the New Year's holidays

正月映画 しょうがつえいが

  1. film shown over the New Year period

正月飾り しょうがつかざり

  1. New Year's decorations

旧正月 きゅうしょうがつ

  1. lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)

小正月 こしょうがつ

  1. 14th-16th days of the New Year; Koshōgatsu; Little New Year (festival held on January 15)

寝正月 ねしょうがつ

  1. staying at home during the New Year's holiday

新正月 しんしょうがつ

  1. January (according to the new calendar)

盆と正月が一緒に来たよう ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう

  1. as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time
  2. as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
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