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art gallery; art museum

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national museum

4

exhibition; exhibit

1

exhibition; display

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one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

1

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

1

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

1

hitting; battering

1

see-through; sheer

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negligee

2

the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

1

oops; uh oh; drats

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to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

1

chopsticks

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rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

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rivet on a sword hilt

2

fist

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core; tang (of a sword, etc.); middle of a nest of boxes

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

knife blade; sword blade

3

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

2

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

1

treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash

1

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

1

program (e.g. TV); programme

1

sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

2

judge; appraiser

1

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)

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Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword

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Masakuni

2

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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borrowing

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travel; trip; journey

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

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Tokyo

1

Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

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work of art

1

roadshow; touring exhibition; travelling exhibition

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)

1

famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)

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Muramasa

2

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

2

judgement; judgment; connoisseur

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tangible cultural properties

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national treasure

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important cultural property; important cultural asset

1

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1