looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to carry; to bring (to a place)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
else; in addition; besides
reading matter; reading material
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to fight against; to oppose; to face
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
touching; moving; painful
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
mechanization; mechanisation
how; in what way; by what means
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism