light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
brand-new article; new item
influence (on someone); inspiration
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
personage; person (deserving of respect)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
maker; builder; creator; farmer
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
that's the way it is; such is life
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
towering; astonishingly high
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
passage; path; route; one's way
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design