japan

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Shame on anyone who shall try to shame them for that and deny them basic rights. tpng813 Just like how japan denies its massive massacres across china.

From Time • Aug. 13, 2013

The addition of a small quantity of japan dryer to printing ink will make it dry quickly.

From Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 by Elverson, James

I remember especially admiring the basins, jugs, &c., which were all of the finest japan enamel.

From Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Somerville, Mary

Dissolve asphaltum in naphtha until it is as thin as water and makes a yellowish stain; or to equal parts of asphaltum, varnish, and gold size japan, add enough turpentine to thin to proper consistency.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

Amateurs would have spread the japan too thickly in some spots, too thinly in others; but not so these veterans at their trade.

From The Story of Leather by Bassett, Sara Ware