to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
day shift; day duty; day work; daily work; going to work every day
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
cutting machine; cutter; (paper) guillotine
flier; flyer; fryer; frier
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
borscht (soup, usu. made with beetroot); borsch
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
transmission; propagation; spread
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
garden lantern; hanging lantern
alteration; falsification; faking
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
after the end (of something)