This week's topic is: Mizuhiki
Vocabulary:
have a knack for: be (naturally) good at/have a talent for
rigid (adj.): non-flexible, unbending
hemp (n.): a plant of the cannabis family used in the making of rope or clothes
vividness (n.): brightness and strength of colours
odd number (n.): a number that can’t be divided (1, 3, 5, etc.) (opposite: an even number)
an air of (phr.): a surrounding atmosphere; the look/appearance of something
betrothal (n.): engagement (before marriage)
passing (n.): death (can sound softer than the word ‘death’)
double as (v.): also have this function or use
do/undo (a knot) (v.): tie/untie the knot (also used for buttons or zippers on clothes).