that said; that being said
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
modesty; humility; being humble
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
watchman (implies low rank or burakumin status)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
having gone too far to turn back
then; well; so; well then
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
blunder; slip; error; error
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
living thing; living creature; animal; life