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Bunten exhibition; art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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small quantity; little; little while; short distance

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Japan Fine Arts Exhibition

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not submitted to the selecting committee

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exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting

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work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

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spring sunshine; springtime

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abstention; nonparticipation

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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rationing; rationing system

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to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

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crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp

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erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

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paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

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canvas; base

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full; in plenty; ample

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small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

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artists' world; painting circles

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famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic

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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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terrace (in a garden)

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carving; engraving; sculpture

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to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

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national museum

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superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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early (days); initial stage; initial

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oil painting

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reproduction; duplication; reprinting

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woodcut; woodblock print; art print

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Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

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masterpiece

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Japanese painting

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central; mainline

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Japan Art Institute

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picture dealer; commercial art gallery

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solidarity; joint; collective

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star system

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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clique; clan; faction

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in many cases

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order (for an item); request; demand; condition

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(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

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to send to an exhibition

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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

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to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

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