Japan, the United States, China and South Korea
plastic waste; plastic pollution
expulsion room; banishment room; boredom room; rooms where employees who cannot be fired are sent to encourage resignation
computer game; video game
square or rectangular bento box containing cross-shaped separators
target value; target amount
slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment
unprofitable department; loss-making division; loss-making segment
total sales; total proceeds
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
eyes slanted upward; rising tendency
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit
leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)
job vacancy information; recruitment information
to stagger; to stumble; to totter
before anything else; first of all
to continue one's studies up to university; to go to university
daily update; updating daily
out-sourcing; outsourcing
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
business magazine; financial magazine; economic magazine
video game hardware; video game console
favorable influence; favourable influence
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)