stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
(necessary) personnel; required person
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to redeem (from sin); to save
how; in what way; how about
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
settlement; solution; resolution
to happen to have on hand or in stock
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
mental; spiritual; emotional
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
thought; consideration; thinking
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to close (one's eyes); to shut
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
tension; mental strain; nervousness
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
trivial; not amounting to much
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
established practice; custom
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much