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to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

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pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

2

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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astronomical observation; stargazing

4

sunspot

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moon's surface

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vivid; clear; distinct

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type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

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repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

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container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

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Takahashi Yoshitoki (1764.12.22-1804.2.15)

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cartography; mapping

2

waxing and waning (of the Moon)

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chart; table

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(instruction) manual; handbook

2

schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram

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municipal; city

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museum

7

land

1

opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)

2

exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

3

Kume

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Michikata

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British made; made in Britain

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reflecting telescope

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one's own effort

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consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

3

high level

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industrial technology

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on

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refracting telescope

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optician

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Soutatsu

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Tawaraya

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early Edo-period book written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji (primarily intended for women and children)

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(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)

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marks in a water channel; channel buoys

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ordering (materials); placing an order; order

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Karasumaru Mitsuhiro

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Emperor Go-Mizu-no-O; Go-Mizu-no-O Tenno (1596-1680 CE, reigning: 1611-1629 CE)

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extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

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pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine; part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)

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opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum

4

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

2

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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to cajole; to deceive; to seduce

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half-dried

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