thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
natural growth; wild growth
plain fabrics; plain weave
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
helper; assistant; help; assistance
the same generation; coeval
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
somewhat below; slightly below
area; region; district; locality
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
northeastern part; the northeast
there is nothing; having nothing
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
88 years old; (arch.) rice
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
first meeting; first interview with
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)