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tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

6

to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open

1

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

1

inkstone

24

old ink stick

1

great mountain; large mountain

1

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

scroll; counter for scrolls

1

framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)

2

Mayuko

9

mountain cottage; mountain hut; temple; study; (personal) library

5

Meikaku

1

going into a huddle

1

black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

7

stationery; pen and ink; writing materials

1

type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety

2

Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)

1

tiger stripes; brindle; brindled coloring

1

Kōshuu

1

Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

1

Fukui (city, prefecture)

1

valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

1

horse's hooves

1

knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

penmanship; calligraphy

2

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

1

sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori

1

to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in

1

inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)

2

silkworm (Bombyx mori)

1

spots; speckles; spotted pattern; mottled pattern

1

pseudonym of a haiku poet

1

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

7

Latin (language)

1

uropod

1

name change

1

modulation; change of key

1

sad sound; plaintive melody

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

10

good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

1

to watch for an unguarded moment

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

1

Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)

3

with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

1

phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem

1

rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers

1

fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness

3