extensive knowledge; erudition
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
so; like this; in this way
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be found; to be discovered
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
of course; certainly; naturally
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
all; entire; whole; altogether
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)