rubbish heap; garbage dump
to feel depressed; to be down
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
each place; various places
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
cut; reduction; curtailment
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
kind; sort; species; species
training range; training grounds; training area
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to clear up; to become cloudless
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
calamity; disaster; misfortune
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)