immaculacy (i.e. freedom from original sin); immaculateness
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
laboratory block; research laboratory building
happy turn (brand of rice crackers produced by Kameda Seika)
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
to try to appear smart; to pretend to be intelligent
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
late-night screening (at a movie theatre)
typical; standard; fixed; stereotyped
to become desperate; to give way to despair
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
figure; design; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design; plot; minor market fluctuation
failure is the mother of success
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
self-destruction; self-sabotage