victimization by media; trial by media; damage caused by exaggerated or false reporting (e.g. that one has committed a crime)
main festival; main day of a festival
court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
personal attack; personal denunciation
combined junior high and high school
fish with a human-looking face
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
landslide disaster; sediment disaster
with a snap; with a crack
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
going to the United States
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
superheating; overheating
dramatic role for child; child actor
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy