to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
leather shoes; leather boots
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to gather; to collect; to assemble
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
that day; the very same day
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
Buddhist (household) altar
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality