series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
picking; collecting; harvesting
camping; campground; making camp
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
banning of books; banned book
expertise; experience; knowledge
journey; route of a journey
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
the Big Three (countries)
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
odds and ends; all; every
foreign enemy; outside invader
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
100,000; hundred thousand
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone