end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
preparations for returning (home)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
aging; wearing out; deterioration
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to increase; to add to; to augment
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
mental; spiritual; emotional
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
assertion; declaration; affirmation
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
willpower; energy; vitality
eternal; unlimited; endless
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
it's not like; it isn't as if
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over