discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
mud; muddy; covered in mud
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
willpower; energy; vitality
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
cares; ill feeling; reserve