confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
small hill; low hill; hillock
banning of books; banned book
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
love; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
quickly (turning pages, opening a letter, etc.); with a flick; lightly (falling rain, leaves, etc.); sprinkling over (e.g. salt); sparsely (scattered); here and there
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
source (e.g. quotation); authority
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to rearrange; to resequence
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
intelligence gathering; information gathering
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
reinforcement; strengthening
fetish; passion; enthusiasm