poor health; ill health; unhealthy
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
great love of books; favorite book (favourite)
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
isolation; being alone; being friendless
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
princess; daughter of a nobleman
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice