type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
several years; a few years
at that time; in those days
to rank next to; to come after
family; relatives; dependents; household
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
epidemic; plague; pestilence
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to concern; to be related
literature; books (reference); document