taking turns; relieving the guard
final program (programme, plan)
cold noodles (in Korean style); chilled Chinese noodles; cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
jobless university graduate
yukhoe (Korean dish of seasoned raw beef topped with an egg yolk)
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
total work of art; complete work of art; Gesamtkunstwerk; artwork that integrates music, poetry, and acting; composite art
sensibilities (feelings, way of thinking) of the common people; popular sentiment
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
to break down; to fail; to fizzle; to flop; to peter out; to fall flat
miscellaneous thoughts (on); miscellaneous impressions
to commit an act (or acts) of terrorism
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
overwork; working too hard
antitrust law; Antitrust Act
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
much-discussed work (book, film, etc.)
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
(Nintendo) (abbr) Famicom (Family Computer) (equiv: NES)
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly