space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
foreign; abroad; overseas
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
number one; first; best; most; game; round
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
spine (of book); binding (of book)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
(not) even once; (not) ever
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor