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

N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information