teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
oral tradition; legend; folklore
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
tradition; legend; folklore
passing on by word of mouth; oral tradition
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
material; tangible; concrete
materials; data; document
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
clearness; clear understanding
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
comparatively; relatively
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
study; research; investigation
literature; books (reference); document
society; public; community; social studies
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to say; to be called; to do