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Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)

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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

3

means of transportation; transport service

3

horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse

1

to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess

4

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

2

warm-up exercises

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moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

1

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

4

drawing; painting; doodling; sketching

9

digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); country bumpkin; yokel

7

cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation

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exposure; disclosure

8

cross-section view

2

model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)

4

nude (painting)

2

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

5

good policy; wise policy; best plan

4

memory; ability to remember

4

to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

5

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure

2

suddenly; abruptly; quickly

1

not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

3

to run around; to bustle about

7

sketchbook

5

water-based pen

1

unused

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cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief

4

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

10

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

1

slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up

1

dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo

2

I don't want to boast but

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art; fine arts

5

high score

2

to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out

4

to paint a picture; to draw a picture

6

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

12

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

12

wirework

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to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception

1

division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

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educator; teacher; educationalist

4

colorless and transparent

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts

6

portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)

6

weird; eerie; uncanny

6

if not ...; unless ...

3

pen nibs

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