small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
cartoon-character costume
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
traditional art; traditional performance art
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
finish; end; completion; result
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
craftsmanship; artisanship
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
plainly; clearly; vividly
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony