small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
clear; precise; definite; distinct
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
final; eventual; ultimate
reading through; reading over
front; frontage; facade; main
statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
outside of; not covered by
marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention; emphasis mark; guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
spiritual peace and enlightenment; keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
for example; for instance; e.g.
symposium; round-table discussion
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
meditation; contemplation