to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
picking; collecting; harvesting
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
food storage; provision store; pantry
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that day; the very same day
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
but; however; provided that
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
retainer; vassal; servant
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
beyond this point; from now on; after this
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
patriarch; head of a family