hotel in the center of the city; city hotel
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
postwar period; period after Second World War
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
capital; funds; seed money; asset
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
ability; capability; skill
property; fortune; assets
interior hallway (esp. of an apartment building); enclosed corridor
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
English letter; alphabetic character
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
living; lifestyle; living room
flat-screen TV; flat-panel TV
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality