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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

5

exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

street vendor; peddler

1

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

5

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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colour; color; hue; tints

5

the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

1

thickly; densely; luxuriantly

1

fresh leaves

1

establishment; founding; setting (a record)

1

short sword; small sword

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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one house; one roof

2

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

4

elegance; grace; refinement; good taste

2

dwelling; house; residence; address

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

surely

6

square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest

2

account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

5

abundant (grain) crop; good harvest

1

writer; author

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

since last year

1

teacher and student

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painter; artist

2

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

3

Kanou Eitoku

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possible; potential; practicable; feasible

3

forty; 40

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Sanraku

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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Eitoku era (of the Northern Court) (1381.2.24-1384.2.27)

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famous; fame

2

old method; old law

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old method

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

9

pictures on (room) partitions

5

artist's brush

1

reissue (of a discontinued magazine, etc.); republication; reprint; resumption of publication

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette

1

(fine) art; the arts

3

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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