to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to become keen on; to get passionate about
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
drunkenness; intoxication
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
(adding) fuel to the fire
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
popular name; common name; given name
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
joint together; opposite; facing
to badger; to pester; to beg
most of all; extremely; supremely
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
suffocation; choking; asphyxia