materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
workshop; studio; atelier
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
immediately; right away; on the spot
to put into effect; to put into practice
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
metallic sound; metallic clank
everywhere; all over; throughout
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
artisan's temperament; character of a complete artisan
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
manuscript; version; draft
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
election; selection; choice
district; section; sector
number one; first; best; most; game; round
hard to reach place; remote place
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home