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should do; ought to do

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Gapsin Coup (of Korea; 1884)

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Argument for Leaving Asia; Datsu-A Ron; editorial written by Fukuzawa Yukichi in 1885 calling for Japan to align itself with the West rather than China and Korea

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free translation; liberal translation

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printing type; movable type; printed text; print

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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oil painting

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coined word; coinage; neologism

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abstract

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line drawing

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fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

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three-dimensional

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natural phenomenon (phenomena)

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planar

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Chinese painting; painting with Chinese subject; Chinese-style painting

1

Western painting; Western film; Western movie

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glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)

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to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)

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natural mineral pigments

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Western person

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Okakura Tenshin (1862-1913)

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art education

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Buddhist art

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Tokyo School of Fine Arts

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opening a school

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design; sketch

2

Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji

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flight; flying; soaring

1

special issue stamp

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Yokoyama Taikan

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after graduation

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assistant professor; associate professor

2

graduate; alumnus

3

Raphaël Collin

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exhibition

2

winning a prize or place (in a contest)

2

open air; outdoors; outside

1

natural light; unpolarized light

1

naked body; nudity

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public discussion; public criticism; controversy

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to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about

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loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt

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shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints

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real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

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Goch; Gogh

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in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice

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inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering

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praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

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Keien period (between the end of the Russo- Japanese War and the Taisho Political Crisis, approx. 1905-1912)

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fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

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