貧困 (ひんこん) poverty
放る (ほうる) to let go, to abandon, to leave undone
事態 (じたい) situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
陥る (おちいる) to fall; to trap; to cave in; to collapse
湧き上がる (わきあがる) to boil up;to arise
取材 (しゅざい) collecting data (e.g. for a newspaper article)
現場 (げんば) actual spot; scene; scene of the crime
雇用 (こよう) employment (long term); hire
討論 (とうろん) debate; discussion
番組 (ばんぐみ) program (e.g. TV)
岩手県 (いわてけん) Iwate prefecture (Touhoku area)
訪れる (おとずれる) to visit
就く (つく) to take (seat, position, course, etc.); to start (on a journey)
対策 (たいさく) counter-plan; counter-measure
議論 (ぎろん) argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
倍率 (ばいりつ) magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor
真っ盛り (まっさかり) height of; middle of; full bloom
踏み出す (ふみだす) to step forward; to advance
延長 (えんちょう) extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening
衝撃 (しょうげき) shock; crash; impact; ballistic
怠惰 (たいだ) laziness; idleness
低迷 (ていめい) hovering around (price level); sluggish (e.g. economy)
贅沢 (ぜいたく) luxury; extravagance
労働 (ろうどう) manual labor; manual labour; toil; work
環境 (かんきょう) environment; circumstance
正社員 (せいしゃいん) regular (full-time) employee
雇う (やとう) to employ; to hire
働き口 (はたらきぐち) position; situation; employment; opening
自衛隊 (じえいたい) self-defence force; self-defense force
Japan Self-Defence Force; JSDF
合格 (ごうかく) success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
募集 (ぼしゅう) recruiting; taking applications
待遇 (たいぐう) treatment; reception
取り組む (とりくむ) to tackle; to make effort; to strive for; to deal with
礼儀正しい (れいぎただしい)(adj) polite (person)
支える (ささえる) to support; to prop; to sustain
状況 (じょうきょう) state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
暗澹 (あんたん) dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
渦巻 (うずまき) whirlpool; eddy; coil
見過ごす (みすごす) to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
自責 (じせき) self-condemnation; self-reproach
後悔 (こうかい) regret; repentance
踏み入れる (ふみいれる) to walk in on; to tread upon
予想 (よそう) expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast
倒産 (とうさん) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure
解雇 (かいこ) discharge; dismissal
再就職 (さいしゅうしょく) reemployment
転々 (てんてん) moving from place to place
収入 (しゅうにゅう) income; receipts; revenue
縮小 (しゅくしょう) reduction; curtailment
時給 (じきゅう) hourly pay; hourly wage
加工 (かこう) manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
過酷 (かこく) rigour; rigor; severity; cruelty; harsh
自虐的 (じぎゃくてき) self-torturing
降格 (こうかく) demotion
満たす (みたす) to satisfy; to ingratiate; to fulfill
吐露 (とろ) express one's mind; speak out
周囲 (しゅうい) surroundings; environs
迷惑 (めいわく) trouble; bother; annoyance
追い詰める (おいつめる) to corner; to run down; to track down; to chase after
共通 (きょうつう) commonness; community
悲痛 (ひつう) bitterness; pathos
地域社会 (しいきしゃかい) regional community
疲弊 (ひへい) exhaustion; impoverishment; ruin