Topic: Ainu Crafts
-I knew their culture is interesting!
colonize (v.): build towns/settlements on foreign land
assimilate (v.): absorb into itself (so that it becomes part of the one who assimilates)
straightforward (adj.): simple and direct
readily (adj.): easily and quickly
woven (adj.): made from crisscrossed fibers or threads (usually for fabric)
straw (n.): long, dried plants (often as a crafting or building material)
tree bark (n.): the outer “skin” of a tree
log (n.): a thick, tube-shaped piece of cut tree (with its branches removed)
geometrical (adj.): made of shapes such as lines, triangles, squares, etc.
insulate (v.): make it so that heat/cold doesn’t go through it
double as (v.): have as a second function/role
hearth (n.): the area around a cooking/heating fire (usually indoors)
utensil (n.): a tool, especially for household use
a question of: it is mainly about
embroidery (n.): decorations made using thread and needle
lined with: having a (usually inner) surface covered with
soot (n.): black powder left over after fire (e.g. on the inner walls of a chimney)
forearm (n.): the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist
exclusive (adj.): limited to a specific person, group, or type of thing
put a smile on [one’s] face: (idiom) make [one] smile