competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)
unprofitable business operation
rival (company); competitor
information leak; data breach
fax; facsimile; fax machine
smoking room; smoking compartment
three parts; three copies
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
first offence; first offense; first offender
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
selfless (pious, righteous) man
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
birds of a feather flock together
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes