media scrum; impromptu press conference; news gathering by a crowd of reporters
fried beef or pork offal (entrails)
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
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
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
net news; network news; Usenet
playing the victim; playing the victim card
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
hearsay; learning by hearsay
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
control; management; supervision
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
finally; in the end; on top of all that
discarding; firing (an employee)
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
distrust of (other) human beings
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
monthly publication; monthly issue
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse