reason; cause; circumstances
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
how; in what way; by what means
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
beyond comparison; incomparable
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
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
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
bedside; near one's pillow
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle