media scrum; impromptu press conference; news gathering by a crowd of reporters
malicious prank by a part-time worker
foreign (exchange) student; international student
fried beef or pork offal (entrails)
status of residence; visa status; immigration status
blindly (trusting someone, etc.)
welcome party for new students, club members, etc.
finding fault (with); being picky
other companies in the same business; rival firms
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
rubbish heap; garbage dump
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
image of (an ideal) person
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
referring a case to a public prosecutor
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
net news; network news; Usenet
playing the victim; playing the victim card
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
hearsay; learning by hearsay
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
control; management; supervision
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
finally; in the end; on top of all that