exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
point of production; production site; shop floor
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
occupational ability; function; role
association; union; guild
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
workshop; studio; atelier
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
transparency; degree of clearness
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo