around the clock; day and night
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to peel; to skin; to pare
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
digitization; digitalization
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
place where one works; construction site; working area
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
big snake; (large) serpent
first 10 days of the month
to pay attention; to be watchful
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
periodic medical check-up (examination)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
winter vacation; winter holidays
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
importing goods privately; private importing
doping test; dope test; drug test
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker