labor; labour; manpower; working force
to paint (draw) a picture
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
activist (in a political movement); crusader (e.g. for women's rights)
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
National Economic Council
company union; yellow union
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
sunlight filtering through trees
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
every other day; every second day
adjustment of debts; debt-workout; consolidation of debts; settlement of debts
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
guest member; associate member; honorary member
football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)