to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
confections; sweets; candy; cake
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to relax; to feel at home
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
commuting to school; school commute
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
indeed; really; truly; very much
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
how long; how far; how much
apparent; obvious; very clear
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
that day; the very same day
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door; gate; opening; title page
to throw open; to leave open
older sister; elder sister
healthy; sound; wholesome
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone