strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
man; male; masculine gender
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to be relieved; to feel relieved
again; once more; a second time
showing one's face in public; facing another person
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
tolerance; broad-mindedness
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
because; for; the reason why is ...