continued fall (in market price)
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
member country of the executive committee in an international organization (organisation)
slight reduction; small decrease
to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
non-disclosure agreement; NDA
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
mega-sized portion; mega-sized serving; mega meal
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
Japanese company active abroad; company partly funded by Japanese nationals
corporate activities; business operations
to be settled; to be brought to an end
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
electronic health record; electronic medical record
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
extreme height; high-rise (i.e. building)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
omniscient point of view (in narration)
to become lukewarm; to become tepid
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib