homecoming; return to one's home
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
founder; originator; pioneer
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
and yet; though; when; in spite of
strike (i.e. industrial action)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
group of persons working at the imperial court (Yamato period); various craftsmen and artisans under the ritsuryo system
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
beginning; outset; first; onset
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
extract; excerpt; selection
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)