to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
as usual; as is one's habit
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to be smeared; to be covered
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
planning; project; plan; design
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
bank; banking institution
personal identification number; PIN; password number
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
and; thereupon; because of that
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
popular name; common name; given name
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
hard (life); tough (world)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably