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patterned cloth laid on a table or Buddhist altar; antependium

storage charges; warehouse charges

river plain; riverbed

kimono seat lining

to crown beauty with even greater beauty

leaf, branch with leaves, or paper placed under a serving dish or offering

(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)

saddlecloth; numnah

animal bedding; sand thrown on ship decks; any kind of floor covering

Arenicola brasiliensis (species of lugworm)

performance at a drinking party; party trick

Organization name

Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts

tea cloth; teapot mat (rest)

Military

mined strip (of land)

very spacious hall; grand space; thousand-tatami area

large and flat bedrock terrain; vast rock plateau

to promulgate a law

cable layer

Historical term

room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)

Historical term

daimyo's residence on the outskirts of Edo; daimyo villa

Historical term

daimyo's main Edo mansion

Historical term

daimyo's mansion

Historical term

daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge

Historical term

residence of a daimyo's successor

Historical term

daimyo's city storehouse

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section of Kodenmachō Prison (in Edo) used for holding high-ranking prisoners awaiting trial