southwestern part; the southwest
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
hydraulic power; water power
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
automatic; intransitive verb
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
weave; weaving; woven item
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
firmly rooted; deep-seated
after a long time; for the first time in a while
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
good-quality; superior in quality
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour