U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
first meeting; first interview with
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
hostility; animosity; enmity
sorry; excuse me; thank you
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
and yet; though; when; in spite of
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
together with; same; both; all; including ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)