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origin; appearance of auspicious omen

3

elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

1

artist-monk

2

samurai; person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing

1

prize; award

2

Hasegawa Touhaku (1539-1610) (painter of the Sengoku period)

4

evil influence; ill effect

1

map

4

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

1

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

3

the same age; same period

2

Takimoto

1

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

5

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

15

Unkoku Tougan

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

7

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

5

wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon

1

to respect

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

18

resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy

3

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

5

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

2

there is nothing

1

beam; joist

3

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

2

knack; the ropes

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

3

style of penmanship

3

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

11

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

art historian

1

established theory

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

6

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

13

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

by force

2

who

16

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

8

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

2

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

elegance; taste; refinement

5

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

15

(the path of spiritual) enlightenment

3

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

1

good story; beautiful story; heartwarming story

1