must-read; required reading
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to be helpful; to be useful
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
financier; business leader
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
in the same way as; just like
to subsist; to keep on living
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
westward trip; trip to the West
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
outrageous lie; outright lie
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
library; book collection; paperback book
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)