returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
just the other day; quite recently
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
commencing with; including
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; Hokurikudō; highway running through the Hokuriku region
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
disregarding strategy and using brute force
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
(apportioning) in small amounts
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
scale; scope; plan; structure
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to emphasize; to attach importance to
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
on the occasion of; at the time of
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
as is habit; the way life normally is
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)