at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
to be helpful; to be useful
to keep in mind; to memorize
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
indicate reason; infers some protest
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
article; news story; report; account
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
home area; home town; local
heir; inheritor; successor
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
directly opposite; right in front
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it