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beauty

2

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

Takahashi

1

introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

1

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

1

Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)

2

coating (esp. lacquering)

5

although; though; despite the fact that ...

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

1

Edo period (1603-1868)

2

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

eggshell

1

decorativeness; decorative quality

1

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

1

Tsugaru (western region of Aomori Prefecture)

1

Niigata (city, prefecture)

1

lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork

1

the whole country

1

East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

1

producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)

1

rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality

1

lacquered chopsticks

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

1

to; towards; for

2

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

1

silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money

3

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

short; brief

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

arsenic (As)

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

1

nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

1

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

1

duty; role; function

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1