ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
library (usu. single-room); small library
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
cut; reduction; curtailment
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
door; gate; opening; title page
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
one's own property; possessions
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to follow another's example
so what!; who gives a damn?
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
love story; romance; love affair