to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
source of information; intelligence source; message source
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to spend time (on doing something)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
fourth day of the month; four days
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
although I say; although one might say; although called
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
wherein; therein; thereinto
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
preference; priority; precedence
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
beforehand; in advance; previously
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
counter for books; volume
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse