return journey; one's way home; one's way back
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
stationery shop; a stationer
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(another's) daughter; young lady
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
hostility; antagonism; opposition
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
full dress; formal dress; uniform
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
kindergarten graduation ceremony
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
if it is not ...; if it does not ...