return to one's country; return to one's hometown
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
still; as yet; as it has been
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
genius; prodigy; natural gift
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
unusual space; other dimension
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
temple; shrine; sanctuary
friendly chat; relaxed conversation; informal meeting
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
notice; attention; observation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
serialization; serialisation; serial story
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
word; term; language; speech
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?