to boost; to force up; to push up
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
the opposite sex; isomerism
lightly; easily; carelessly
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
forcibly; against one's will
by sheer strength; by brute force
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
arm; skill; efforts; ability
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
worst; worst-case (scenario)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
covered with; stained; smeared
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
cooperation; collaboration
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
but; however; provided that
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with