to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to commit a crime; to do evil
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
only; merely; but; no more than
treasure chest; strongbox
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
standard; set; routine; decided
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance