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いよいよイブですニコラさんメリークリスマスこれどうぞ
たい
した
ものではないけれども
It’s finally Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas, Nicola! This is for you. It’s nothing much.
Words
2
1. more and more; all the more; increasingly  (often written with kana only)
2. at last; finally; beyond doubt  (often written with kana only)
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1
Most common form: イヴ
noun
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
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noun
NICOLA  (computer terminology)
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suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san  (see also: ; after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific; familiar language)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: ご苦労さん; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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6
Most common form: メリー・クリスマス
expression
Merry Christmas
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0
pronoun
1. this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)  (see also: 何れ, 其れ, 彼:あれ; often written with kana only)
2. this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)  (humble)
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1
1. please; kindly; I beg of you  (see also: 何卒)
2. by all means; feel free; you are welcome
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1
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
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3 2 0
noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings  (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
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expression, 'i' adjective
is not; am not; are not  (often written with kana only)
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1
Most common form: けど
conjunction, particle
but; however; although
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Kanji
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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