the way back; the way home; return trip
un-Japanese in appearance or character
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
single-lens reflex camera; SLR
armband; arm band; brassard
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
surrounding at a distance
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
in the meanwhile; during the time
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded