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• mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.

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• small shovel or trowel used in gardening

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• cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games ➜ 取り札

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• drum used in ancient warfare to signal an attack

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• equipment used in rituals

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• standard length of material used in a kimono

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• the five fundamental seasonings used in Japanese cooking: (in order) sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, miso

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• standard length of material used in a kimono; roll of material

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• wooden rods (square, used in a pair) used in Kansai-area rakugo (e.g. to mark scene changes); small clapper

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• practice sword used in iaido - Martial Arts term ➜ 居合い

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• countries that currently use Chinese characters in their writing, or have used in their recent past - abbreviation ➜ 漢字文化圏【かんじぶんかけん】

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• word form used in literary language

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• seaweed used in making salt; anthology

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• standing panel used in Kansai-area rakugo to hide the performer's legs from view; knee-hider [literal]

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• paper used in pre-bout rituals - Sumo term

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• word form primarily used in spoken language

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• bitter orange juice, used in cooking as a vinegar - Food term ➜ ポン酢・ポンス・橙【だいだい】

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• term used in translation; translation equivalent
• word borrowed and translated from another language

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• things used in archery

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• indigo blue make-up used in Kabuki

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• equipment used in rituals

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• paper fan used in slapstick comedy ➜ 張り扇

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• long-haired wig used in kabuki (used metaphorically to refer to a thick growth)

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• special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels - obscure term

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• signs, symbols and characters used in manga to represent actions, emotions, etc. - slang