everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
former name for makushita division
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to emboss; to carve in relief; to finish carving of engraving
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
troops outfitted with red armor (Sengoku and Edo periods)
suspension bridge; rope bridge
two days before; day before yesterday
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
cloth (for making clothes)
same generation; one's generation
Christmas carol; Christmas song