your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
living by oneself; living alone
all over Japan; throughout Japan
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to look after (often medically); to take care of
three times a day (of meals)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
chaos of war; war turmoil
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
to repeat; to do over again
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
mixed race; mixed parentage
occurrence; happening; incident; event
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
inscrutable; incomprehensible