to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
westward trip; trip to the West
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
now that; since; so long as; because
everybody; every last one of them; all
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
at first; in the beginning; originally
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
to have the privilege of doing
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation