at that time; in those days
government service; official position; civil service
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
spine (of book); binding (of book)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
indeed; really; truly; very much
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
love story; romance; love affair
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
one's house; one's home; one's family
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
maintenance; preservation; improvement
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable