susi

I have introduced you about sushi here and here and here, and here. have long been 長い間
- served as sushi, they have long been a favourite delicacy.
- sushi has long been a favourite delicacy for the Japanese

A consist of B AはBから構成されている
- Each portion consists of a bite-sized serving of vinegared rice and a topping.
- SIKOKU consists of 4 prefectures
- A shoji consists of a wooden lattice and Japanese paper
- NIGARIZUSI consists of vinegared rice and a topping.

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a favourite delicacy ：大好物
a wooden lattice　：木の枠
delicacy　：ごちそう
vinegar　：お酢
paddle　：しゃもじ
fan　　　：あおる
horseradish ：わさび (horse-radish？？ ^@^)
food stall 　：屋台

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prepare :　加熱を伴わない調理・材料を洗ったり切ったりという調理を含む
cook : 加熱を伴う調理
-The chief blends vinegar into steaming-hot, freshly cooked rice, using a paddle.
-This is the technique for preparing sushi.

hirosige（広重）

I have introduced you about hirosige here. link A with B 　AとBをつなぐ
- the TOkaido was the main highway linking EDO with KYOTo, the old capital.
- the great SETO bridge links HONSYU with SIKOKU.
- the TOKAIDO linked EDO with KYOTO.

describe :　（文章で）描写する
depict ： (絵で）描写する
- the first print in HIROSIGE's 53 stations of the TOKAIDO depicts NIHONBASI in the centre of EDO.
- This print depicts NIHONBASI.　　　　　こうれは日本橋の絵である。
- This painting depicts ODANOBUNAGA これは織田信長の肖像絵である。
- The first print in the 53 stations of the TOKAIDO depicts NIHONBASI.

old capital　古都

highway　　　街道

woodblock print　木版画

pigment　絵の具・顔料

masterpiece 傑作

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浮世絵：　print (pictureではない）

draw: 線を引いて書く

paint: 絵の具を塗って書く

write：　字を書く

yuzen kimono

I have introduced you about yuzen kimono here and here .

come in ・・手に入る、売られている
this holding fan comes in five colours.　５色ある
kimono come in man style.　多くの形式がある
this jacket comes in 3 size. 3サイズある

be named after ・・にちなんで名前付けられた
the yuzen dyeing process is named after MIyazaki Yuzensai, an extremely popular painter during Edo period.
My name is FUJIO. I was named after the Mt.FUJI.
fabric 生地
dye　染める
long-sleeved kimono　振袖
motif　モチーフ
flower pattern　花柄
starch　のり
outline 輪郭線

put on kimono 　動作
wear kimono 着ている状態
put on a hat　　かぶる
put on glasses　かける
put on kimono　着る
put on pants 　　はく

perticulaly? 特別

tatami

I have introduce you tatami here and here and here .
A be covered with B : AはBに覆われている
the table is covered with a tablecloth.
the top of MtFUJI is covered with snow.

talking with food in your mouth is unrefined.
leaving the shoes untidy is unrefined.

Japaneses-style room : 和室
refine :上品
unrefined :　上品ではない
untidy ：そろわない
tatami border：畳の縁
shoji screen：障子
rush：いぐさ（たたみの材料）
weave：織る
loom：織機
stitch：畳の目

a tatami　　　　　　　　単数形
tatami/tatami mats 複数形
rude,impolite :　無礼な、下品な、野蛮な。。とても強い意味
unrefined が妥当

confuse 混乱？拒絶？

bamboo

I have introduced you about bamboo here and here . play a role in における役割を果たす
play a central role in
play a essential role in

Good water plays an essential role in making SAKE.
be used to v 　・・するためのもの
A CHASEN is used to whisk tea.

be used as n ・・として使われている
bamboo charcoal is used as a deodorant.

he is a greenhorn 彼は青二才だ
he is still green at this job. 彼はこの仕事には未熟だ

bamboo charcoal 竹炭
deodorant 消臭剤
scare away 追い払う
tanabata festival 七夕
rake 熊の手
good fortune 福
the Milky way 天の川
shrine 神社
scarecrow　かかし
scare　脅す
crow 　からす

firework(several upped together) MTV

you can see several large firewok upped together and full-blown in the sky!!!

shrine