book; volume; this; present; main; head
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
indeed; really; truly; very much
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
construction; architecture (of buildings)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
smoothly; easily; readily
not yet known; unknown; strange
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
terrain; geographical features; topography
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up