bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
spine (of book); binding (of book)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to like; to love; to be fond of
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
perception; sensation; awareness
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
ranging over or scouting out a territory; searching far and wide (for); reading extensively
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
individual; private person; personal; private
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
three; three years of age
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room