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Across: 3. Japanese people have the <習慣> of visiting shrines on the New Year's day. 5. There is nobody at present who can <取って代わる> Mr. Koizumi as the prime minister. 7. People hope that Rakuten will <発展する> into a good team. 8. Miyazaki Hayao is an artist with great <創造力>. 9. Movie stars used to greatly <影響を与える> young people's lifestyle.

Down: 1. Many mountains <取り囲む> my village. 2. Piano is the most difficult <楽器> to play. 3. Do you know anything about Indian <文化>? 4. Dartmouth is called "Dartmouth" because it lies at the <河口> of the Dart. 6. It takes a lot of time to <準備をする> for the University Festival.