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(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence

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(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality

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to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

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well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

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Bunchou

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indigo blue

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

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vermilion; scarlet

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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rice field

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autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

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be; is

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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counter for books; volume

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picture album

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many points; many dots; being interspersed in countless numbers

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compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

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rough sketch

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daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

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subject (of a painting); motif; theme; title of a painting

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ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life

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genre picture; painting depicting customs

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(printing) block; woodcut

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

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multicolored printing; multicoloured printing

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Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai)

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The Great Wave off Kanagawa (woodblock print by Hokusai); The Great Wave; The Wave

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fisherman

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Paul Gauguin

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Vincent van Gogh (03.30.1853-07.29.1890)

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impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

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Whistler

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Diego Velázquez

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holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

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exhibition

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van Gogh

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shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints

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erotic

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folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats

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Kyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27)

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counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.

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Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji

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100 famous views

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Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san

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to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

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