homecoming; return to one's home
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
confections; sweets; candy; cake
tenth day of the month; ten days
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
cooperative buying; group buying; joint purchase
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
supply; supplying; replenishment
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to number more than ten; to be numerous
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
killing time; staving off boredom
distortion; falsification; perversion
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
at first; in the beginning; originally
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
good old; good old-fashioned
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together