(South) Korean cooking; (South) Korean food
empty; meaningless; worthless
being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt
broadcast writer (TV and radio)
National Tax Agency (Japan); national taxation agency (e.g. IRS)
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
trial by lay judges; lay judge trial
financing company; credit firm
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
emergency transport; ambulance transport
to go into labor; to go into labour
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
ambulance crew; ambulance squad; rescue squad
classified document; confidential document
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
drink money; drinking money
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
world-class; (of) high global reputation
adaptation (from); rebaking
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
economic world; financial circles; business community
money-making; earning money
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
foreign capital group; foreign company