collar; area around the collar
Refers to the collar of clothing or the neckline area. Can also mean the measurement around the neck.
This shirt is tight around the collar.
When ordering a suit, I measure the collar size.
counterclockwise (in a seated circle); anti-clockwise
Used in the context of passing items or taking turns in a seated circle, where the direction follows the left shoulder (counterclockwise). Not a general term for counterclockwise rotation.
At a banquet, it is polite to pour drinks counterclockwise around the circle.
Please go in counterclockwise order (around the circle).
Compound of 襟 (えり, 'collar') and 回り (まわり, 'around'). The counterclockwise sense derives from the custom of passing things around a circle following the direction of the left shoulder, i.e., the collar side.