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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

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waterproofing; making watertight

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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to get wet

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

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straw

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pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

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bottom; double sole

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material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber

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to join together; to combine; to join up

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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wealthy people; the rich

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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high-class item

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

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a step; short distance; short time

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monger; peddling

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side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

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zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

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deposit and withdraw; taking in and out

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to come off; to slip down; to slip off

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sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)

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top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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gaiters; leggings; puttees

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consideration; taking into account

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ten percent

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stamina

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then; if so; if

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Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

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leather shoes; leather boots

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water shoes; aqua socks

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synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre

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to get dry

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Ainu

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salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

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to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

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hemp yarn; linen thread

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levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)

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travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over

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