young literary enthusiast
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
as is usual with; in common with
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
Laurent; Lorrain; Rolland; Roran
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
myself; yourself; I; me; you
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fresco; mural; wall painting
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
hand net; dip net; scoop net
future (usually near); prospects
wise man; philosopher; sage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
time; hour; season; time of the year
considerably; greatly; a lot
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way