indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
remittance; sending money; transferring money
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
electrically powered; electric
riveting machine; nail gun; nailer
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
social status; social position; social standing
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
field overseer; site foreman
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
brown; light brown; tawny
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
rock drill; pneumatic drill; jackhammer
to burrow through; to dig through
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
precision instrument or machine