彼は時計の針を元に戻してからでないと落ち着かなかった

N5 彼 kare he N5 時計 tokei clock / watch N3 針 hari needle, hand (e.g., clock) N3 元 moto origin, source, base, former state N5 ない nai there isn't, doesn't have

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N5 時 ji / toki, -doki time, hour, temps N4 計 kei / haka.ru, haka.rau plot, plan, scheme N2 針 shin / hari needle, pin, staple N4 元 gen, gan / moto beginning, former time, origin N3 戻 rei / modo.su, modo.ru re-, return, revert N3 落 raku / o.chiru, o.chi, o.tosu fall, drop, come down N4 着 chaku, jaku / ki.ru, ki.seru, tsu.ku, tsu.keru don, arrive, wear

N4 〜てから te kara Indicates clear time sequence, attaches to the te-form verb, means after doing something N4 〜てからでないと te kara de nai to Indicates a required prior condition, attaches to the te-form verb, means unless doing it first it will not be possible N5 〜から kara Indicates cause or reason, equivalent to because or since, connects two clauses explaining reason N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜で de Indicates where an action happens, means used, tool, cause, or material depending on context N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase