Shokunin (職人): a person whose trade is making or working things with their own skill. Figuratively, a person of sure technique, an expert in the field. Takumi (匠): a craftsman who makes things with the hands and with tools. Kodawaru (こだわる): to be caught up in something. A dictionary column notes that it once meant worrying about things that did not matter, and suggests that it has taken on a new, positive sense of refusing to compromise.