folklore studies; folkloristics
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to surround; to crowd around
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
funeral; burial; condolence
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
touting; tout; barker; pander
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge