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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

2

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

Earth; the globe

5

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

paper

7

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

2

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

5

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

4

characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

3

back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)

2

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

4

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

5

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

7

forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

7

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

like; as if; the same as

4

wall; fence

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

2

washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)

4

samurai costume; old ceremonial costume

1

samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low

1

self-portrait

3

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

industrial arts; craft

1

technique; method

3

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

17

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

4

handicraft; industrial art object

1

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

2

door; gate; opening; title page

3

cover; lid; cap

4

rare; seldom

2

brooch

1

every kind; all sorts

1

utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

Otsu-e; Edo-period folk art genre of painting originating in Ōtsu

2

distemper painting; painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

2

low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination

1

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

1

inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class

6

craftsman; artisan

2

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

4

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

5

famous; fame

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1