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    • Traditional Culture Dictionary by agataJapan

    lay or stretch out to dry

    Japanese clothinglay or stretch out to dry(araihari/araihari)Japanese clothesclothing This is one of…
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    silk gauze

    Japanese clothingsilk gauze(usumono/usumono)Japanese clothesclothing Rho (silk gauze). (A fabric tha…
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    undecorated fabric

    Japanese clothingundecorated fabric(iromuji)Japanese clothesclothing A kimono made of white fabric d…
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    type of informal katakana worn in the …

    Japanese clothingtype of informal katakana worn in the Edo period(edokomon)Japanese clothesclothing …
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    pure silk

    Japanese clothingpure silk(Shouken)Japanese clothesclothing Cloth woven entirely from silk threads s…
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    (silk) crepe

    Japanese clothing(silk) crepe(chirimen)Japanese clothesclothing A plain-weave silk fabric with a fin…
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    paper knot

    Japanese clothingpaper knot(bunkomusubi)Japanese clothesclothing This is a type of butterfly knot, a…
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    single pattern on the entirety of a ga…

    Japanese clothingsingle pattern on the entirety of a garment(ebamoyou)Japanese clothesclothing A pat…
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    long-sleeved kimono

    Japanese clothinglong-sleeved kimono(Furisode)Japanese clothesclothing A gorgeous kimono with long s…

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