(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
waterproofing; making watertight
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to join together; to combine; to join up
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
a step; short distance; short time
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
gaiters; leggings; puttees
consideration; taking into account
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
leather shoes; leather boots
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over