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mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
お正月に御餅を食べた。
I ate mochi on New Year's Day.
祖母が作った御餅はとても柔らかかった。
The mochi my grandmother made was very soft.
日本では正月に御餅を食べる習慣が今も続いている。
In Japan, the custom of eating mochi at New Year's still continues today.