to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
no!; no no!; no, not at all
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
sidelocks; hair at the temples
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
standard equipment; standard feature
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
change; alteration; modification
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
script; libretto; scenario
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in