library (usu. single-room); small library
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
24th day of the month; 24 days
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
reading partway; leaving half-read
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
Island; insula; island; islet
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to finish reading; to read through
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
English letter; alphabetic character
foreign; abroad; overseas
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to become settled; to be fixed
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper