spine (of book); binding (of book)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
study of antiquities; archeology
classification; categorization; sorting
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
tool; implement; means; furniture
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
counter for books; volume
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
how long; how far; how much
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
the whole day; all the day
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to remove; to move out of the way
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk