traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
last days; the end; one's fate
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
demo version (of software); trial version
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
compilation; editing; recording
one day; (on) a certain day
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
interruption; suspension; break
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
mysterious power of words to alter reality
reality; actuality; hard fact