given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
set meal; special (of the day)
leaving work; clocking out
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
bringing; taking; carrying
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
door; gate; opening; title page
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to get tired out; to be exhausted
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to breathe while sleeping
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to come off; to slip down; to slip off