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woodblock printer

sore crotch; sore thigh

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

chafing of the inner thighs

hulling rice

impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric

type of noh costume

printing by hand; hand-printing

wood lath

rubbing from stone (image, inscription, etc.); stone rubbing; rubbed copy

becoming worldly-wise (through one's interactions with other people); becoming sophisticated; losing one's innocence; losing one's naivety

Chinese spiranthis (Spiranthes sinensis var. amoena)

woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only

Food, cooking

chicken gizzard

fat underbelly of a fish

sand polishing

sand finish (e.g. finishing a wall with sand mortar)

Historical term; Art, aesthetics

ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

staining a pattern on fabric or paper by rubbing it with indigo leaves

masturbation (male)

folded book

unbound book (damp from the press); printed sheets

door sill; threshold plate

proof printing

sliding or moving along a smooth surface with continuous contact on that surface

Printing

key-block print (of a woodblock, copper etching, etc.); key-plate print; outline block print

to wear out

to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into

to drag down; to pull down

to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

to press against; to push against; to nuzzle against (e.g. dog nosing a person)

to rub (something) onto; to wipe onto; to smear with; to brush on

Dated term

to strike (a match)

to rub together

to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust