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outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

newcomer; initiate; rookie

1

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

1

clown

1

magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion

1

innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit

1

easy; plain; simple

1

manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (lit.) (meeting) Buddha in hell

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill

1

to thank

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people

1

ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

1

gadding around; gallivanting; tour; wandering; walking aimlessly

1

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

6

lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

1

puppet show

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of course; certainly; naturally

1

national holiday; public holiday

2

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

2

one family

1

New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day

1

almost every day; almost daily

1

to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

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puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer

4

demand; need; demand

1

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

1

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

2

finger marks; dirt from the hands

1

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

1

first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

2

insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason

1

bunraku; Japanese puppet theatre (theater)

5

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

removal; detachment; demounting; dismantling; disassembly

1

wood carving; woodcraft

1

trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)

1

sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

1

in a line; in a row

1

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

1

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

1

top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...

1

thunder

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exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

1

falsetto

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uropod

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inscription; epitaph; epigraph

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