base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
recommendation; referral; endorsement
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
gentle; mild; meek; tender
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
best regards; please take care of; please do
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
one by one; one each; one at a time
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
internal conditions; true state of affairs
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
gray or silver haired (grey)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
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)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
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