to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
material; tangible; concrete
cultural assets; cultural property
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
forgetting; lapse of memory
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
beginning student; beginner
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
convenient; handy; useful
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
national costume; (in) native dress
weave; weaving; woven item
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
Seibundo Shinkosha (publishing company based in Tokyo)
the same; the said; likewise
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
to come from; to have roots in
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to undermine; to sap; to dig away
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing