ownership mark or stamp; bookplate
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
knitting; knitted material; crochet
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
praise; glorification; extolment
scenery; scene; landscape
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
library; book collection; paperback book
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
collection of books; (personal) library
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
new book; new publication
donation; presentation; gift
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
although I say; although one might say; although called
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
Theocritus (310?-?250 BC); Theocritean
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book
all; entire; whole; altogether
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
pitching ability; counter for pitches
to cut off (a relationship)
one's possessions; ownership
sense of inferiority; one's weak point