colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
report; notification; registration
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
along the river; riverside
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
don't you think?; indicates question
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
until now; so far; up to the present
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
indeed; really; truly; very much