right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to follow another's example
passing (an examination); making the grade
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
to run a shop; to have a shop
to view the past with nostalgia
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
transfer; transport; removal
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
1000 ri; (a) long distance
to draw breath; to take a rest after work; to have a breather; to take a break
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
along the road; at the side of the road