hollow; cavity; dent; depression
carving; engraving; chiselled features
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
unidentified flying object; UFO
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
reference data; reference material
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
introduction; introductory part; lead
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
online preview (of a book, magazine, etc.)
success or failure; outcome; result
elementary; basic; rudimentary
talking about memories; reminiscences
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
library; book collection; paperback book
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
feeling keenly; fully realizing
scene; sight; scenario; setting
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
legendary literature; narrative literature
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
one's own style; self-taught manner
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite; chloride of lime; bleaching powder
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
people; citizens; subjects; folk
about the middle (of an era); middle lobe (right lung); median lobe (prostate)