bokashi

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|horticulture}} The use of a mixture of [[microorganism]]s to cover [[food]] [[waste]] to decrease [[smell]], based on an old [[Japanese]] [[farming]] practice.
2. {{lb|en|printing}} A [[technique]] in Japanese [[woodblock printing]] that achieves a [[variation]] in [[lightness]] and [[darkness]] of a single colour by means of [[ink]] applied by hand in [[gradation]]s, rather than [[uniformly]].
3. The use of [[fog]]ging or [[blur]]ring to [[censor]] parts of an [[image]], for example in [[Japanese]] [[pornography]].

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