year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
letterpress printing; moveable type printing
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
by myself; in person; by oneself
around the world; throughout the world
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
how many years; how long; what year
branch manager; manager of a branch office
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
book; volume; this; present; main; head
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
100,000,000; one hundred million
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
such; like that; that sort of; very
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound