cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to name; to call; to christen; to term
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
meal (food, ground grain); Mir (Russian space station); meel; Indian club
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to be led by; to be headed by
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
use; utility; profit; gain
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
private person; individual
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
living by oneself; living alone
two classes; double; two sets
treasure chest; strongbox
to begin; to set about; to start