pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
hard to get; hard to come by
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
two times; twice; two degrees
that's true; of course; obviously
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
chair; stool; post; office; position
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
vitality; (one's) life force
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
for work; in a manner related to work
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
collection of books; (personal) library
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
very interesting; of great interest
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)