people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
national costume; (in) native dress
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
how; in what way; by what means
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
cartoon characters; anime characters
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
scenery; scene; landscape