long time; long interval; for quite some time
the West; the Occident; Western countries
main force; chief object; mainline
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
cashmere (fiber, yarn, fleece, clothing, etc. from the cashmere goat)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
form; shape; figure; visage
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical