Vocabulary

(long) pants (as opposed to shorts); trousers

colour coordination

colour index; color index

Australian person

inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)

large saw; framed pit saw

sugihara paper; variety of traditional Japanese paper similar to hosho paper, but slightly thinner and softer

hosho paper; traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper made from high-quality mulberry wood

method of patterning traditional Japanese clothing (the tops of all of patterns being pointed at the highest part of the shoulder)

pocket square; decorative handkerchief used as an accessory to a suit

dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)

home delivery

Coalition of the Willing (nations who supported America's preemptive strike in Iraq in 2003)

Coalition of the Willing (nations who supported America's preemptive strike in Iraq in 2003)

Bush Doctrine (American foreign policy guidelines allowing preemptive war, unilateral action, etc.)

Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body

pop-up book

pop-up book

pop-up book

joint work; collaboration

plesiosaur

mortgage debtor; mortgager; mortgagor

mortgagee; loan holder

unredeemed article

coauthor; joint author; collaborator

joint work (art, music, etc.)

trans-Pacific; trans-Pacific crossing

collusive bidding at the initiative of government agencies

pseudo-scholar; fake scholar; would-be expert

snakeskin

micro-mini; very short (esp. clothing); very small

women's kimono sash

very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash

very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash

common variety of women's kimono sash

decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place

dummy corporation; front company; shell corporation

waiting for a cancellation; being on standby; being on a waiting list

front company set up to hide someone's true profession by pretending to employ them (often used by call girls)

sleeping pills