admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to refuse; to decline; to deny
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
how many people; a number of people
stealthily; secretly; in secret
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
first meeting; first interview with
without permission; without notice
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
head of fisherman's group or union
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
use; utilization; utilisation; application
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
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
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
business; trade; operations; sales
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)