to machine; to cut; to scrape
one grain; one drop; one bead
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
for work; for manufacturing
as; because; with; due to
motor area (of the cerebral cortex)
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
to compose; to put together
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
resignation; acceptance; consolation
failure; mistake; blunder
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to get help; to enlist aid
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
how many years; how long; what year
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
supply; provision; raising; procurement
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
successor machine; later model
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
disorder; chaos; confusion
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle