YOU SAID:
Pumpkin carving takes effort.
INTO JAPANESE
カボチャの彫刻には手間がかかります。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Pumpkin sculpture takes time and effort.
INTO JAPANESE
カボチャの彫刻には時間と労力がかかります。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Pumpkin sculpture takes time and effort.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.