chip-in (golf, basketball, etc.)
unavailability of online content or services in one's country (e.g. due to licensing agreements); geo-blocking
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to camp (in an online multiplayer game)
someone who is open about their obsession with anime, manga, etc.
curtain with horizontal stripes
to charge; to rush; to assault; to flood a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards)
leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; (lit.) don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)
water cooler; water dispenser
assistant language teacher; ALT; foreign national serving as an assistant teacher of English in a Japanese classroom; alanine aminotransferase; ALT
charging for in-game items; microtransaction
putting online (services, administrative functions, etc.); going online; digitalization; digitization
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
restoration; restoration (restorative) work
bitter experience (ordeal)
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
localization; to localize
tentative plan; draft plan
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
clearing; cleaning up; clearing; settling (e.g. payment)
reception hours; opening hours
person's own words; personal story; direct quote
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)