homecoming; returning home
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
chaser; pursuer; chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink
to run around; to bustle about
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
last week; the week before
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
definite decision; final decision
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
impossible; unlikely; improbable
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
last days; the end; one's fate
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; tripcode
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
funny story; funny anecdote
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
several years; a few years
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion