record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
originally; by nature; from the start
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
collection of books; (personal) library
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
retainer; retinue; servant
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
in this way; thus; such; uh...
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest