(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to maintain; to continue to have
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
crash; smash; crunch; bang
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
plastic plate; plastic sheet
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
to project; to stick out; to stand out
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
piling shame on top of shame
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to talk the night away; to talk all night
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
delinquency; misdeed; misconduct; delinquent behavior
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room