very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
collection of books; (personal) library
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
in this way; thus; such; uh...
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
second; number two; runner-up
society; company; the public; the world
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
momentous (crucial) decision
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
the preceding year; the previous year; last year