book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
summertime; summer season
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
in the end; at the end of the day
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to translate; to interpret
stagnation; hindrance; delay
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
forcibly; against one's will
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to go ahead; to pull ahead
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious