unbuttoning a collar; opening up (one's heart); open-necked shirt
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
reeling by hand (esp. silk); hand filature; counter sinking (making conical depression so screw-heads don't protrude above surface); spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.); hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
un-; non-; negative prefix
looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance; facial beauty
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
Briton; Englishman; (the) English
whereabout; about where; how much
Saipan (island near Guam)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
uninhabited island; desert island
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
homeward voyage or flight
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features