plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
fine weather; fair weather
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
time; season; period; phase; stage
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
conviction; belief; confidence
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
results; record; grades; marks
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
inter-scholastic athletics competition
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
sexy; popular; well-liked
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to be smeared; to be covered
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly