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Shaki (Nigeria)

1

unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

2

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

3

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

3

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

8

to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

4

twitching

1

observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

5

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

3

little finger; pinky; little toe

1

dictatorship; despotism

1

ignorant people

1

monarchy; imperial rule

1

common person; foolish commoner

5

democracy

3

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

4

person who oversleeps; sleepyhead

1

bastards; guys; lads

1

you (plural)

2

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

5

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

1

stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

1

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

4

the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology

1

taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)

4

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

2

these

11

slight; insignificant; small

1

spiritual; incorporeal

6

passage; path; route; one's way

1

life-form

11

bloodstream; blood flow

3

meridian (e.g. in acupuncture); channel; one of the lines connecting vital points in the body; thread of connection; chain of reasoning

1

running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)

1

(acupuncture) needle; acupuncture

1

moxibustion

1

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

10

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)

6

pure gold; solid gold; fine gold

1

distilled water

1

purity (of a substance)

4

in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all

4

natural product; product of nature

1

cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.

5

being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing

6

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

6

fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy

1

surface of the earth; ground surface

2

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

4