just one person; only one
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
fate; destiny; predestination
at first; in the beginning; originally
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
a long time ago; in those days
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors