work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
break in time; interruption; pause
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
coiling (pottery-making method)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
to join together; to combine; to join up
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to repeat; to do something over again