book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
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)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
for a while; for some time; for a period
to sigh; to breathe a sigh