indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
book; volume; this; present; main; head
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
at that time; in those days
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
innumerable changes; infinite variety
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
loveable; very likeable; like very much
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to ask; to enquire; to query
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to badger; to pester; to beg
beginning; outset; first; onset
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to not be taken seriously
while; during; performed in this condition