lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
unrequited love; one-sided love
during; for the duration of
the opposite sex; isomerism
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to be at a loss for words
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to have a meal; to take a meal
indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story; smut
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
all things in nature; the whole creation
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
it's not like; it isn't as if
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery