plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
it's not like; it isn't as if
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
prone to adultery; flirtatious
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
phrase; phrase; strawberry
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
memories; recollections; reminiscence
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
summer festival; summer matsuri
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
this one; with this; in this way
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
romantic; spicy; coquettish
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
strong opposition; vehement opposition
permission; approval; authorization; license
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
down to earth; reasonable
every person; each one; everybody
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
local residents; neighbours; neighbors