job; work; duties; trade; skill
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to go out and away; to leave
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
staying behind; remaining; residual
on the occasion of; at the time of
discovery; detection; finding
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
every place; various places
intangible cultural asset
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
performer; entertainer; actor
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
principal occupation; core business
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
festival; feast; carnival
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
traditional art; traditional performance art
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
that's the way it is; such is life
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
painter (of buildings, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
just a minute; small quantity
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
survival; survivor; relic
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate