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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

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equipment

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

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service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

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ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

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something well-known throughout the world

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writing; book

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naked eye; the physical eye

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red hot

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to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

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(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel

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poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse

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

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thread; yarn; string

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beautiful woman

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to weave a pattern; to begin to weave

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dawn

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light; lamplight

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bundle of straw; sheaf

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weave; weaving; woven item

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who

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Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

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to weave

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slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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the original; original copy; script

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hemp yarn; linen thread

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silk thread

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(hand-woven) tapestry

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semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight

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net; netting; web

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

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Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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industrial arts; craft

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wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh

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life of pleasure

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to bloom in profusion

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rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

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treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to bend; to warp; to lose heart

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to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

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perspective

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transverse flute (e.g. a fife)

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koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

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traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music

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one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

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