jpdb beta

producing area

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best

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk

2

blow striking with the flat of the sword; to slap; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid; type of flat ornamental hairpin made of silver and inscribed with a clan's crest or patterns of birds and flowers

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steel

4

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

liquid; fluid

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fire bed; fire grate

2

to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

8

straw ashes

2

to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

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in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)

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embers; live charcoal

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aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

2

fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire

1

straight grain; quartersawn grain

1

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

2

bundle; control; management

1

ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

file; rasp

5

file; rasp

11

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

3

moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

1

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

1

viviparity; viviparous; zoogonous; live-bearing

1

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

1

ordinary; common; mediocre

1

dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained

1

Kajiie

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differences in skill

1

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

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length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword

2

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

1

water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium

1

eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

1

the four seasons

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cold and warm; low temperature

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

2

February; second month of the lunar calendar

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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metal collar mounted between a sword blade and the hand guard

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spots; speckles; mottles

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deep crimson

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dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

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agreed; settled

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