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robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

2

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

3

Tamabukuro

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

5

reason; right

3

poverty

1

one and only; unique

1

principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

1

parting; farewell

9

tele; Terret (wine grape variety)

1

to creep; to crawl

2

the following; next

3

traffic jams at the end of a (multi-day) holiday caused by returning vacation-goers

1

to mark the end; to spell the end

1

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

2

last spurt; final spurt; home stretch

3

first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

5

constrained; uncomfortable; awkward

3

desert

4

lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance

2

assistance; aid; support

2

U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)

3

to meet; to greet

1

noted product; local specialty

2

length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time

2

although; though; despite the fact that ...

2

at; in; on

2

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

2

prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)

3

original; novel; new

4

long way; distant place

3

trip abroad; overseas travel

2

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

12

aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser

2

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

3

fermented tofu; stinky tofu; smelly tofu

2

best in the world

2

Sweden

2

fermented food

2

surströmming; Swedish dish of fermented herring

2

direct import; direct importation

2

to buy in; to purchase

2

transcendence; excellence; superiority

3

hard-core (music, porn, etc.); hardcore; hard core (fruit, etc.)

2

hanging upside down

4

dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

3

tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes

2

the whole day; all the day

4

weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain

2