top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to be impressed; to greatly admire
district; section; sector
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
chastity; virtue; fidelity
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
feeling keenly; fully realizing
packhorse; workhorse; hack
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
objection; dissent; protest
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
blunder; slip; error; error
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
domestic handicraft industry
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
recess; break; breathing spell
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to fold up; to fold into layers
used article (esp. clothes)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
clothes; clothing; garments
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
labor; labour; manpower; working force
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied