binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
every place; various places
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
each nation; many nations; many countries
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to collect; to assemble; to gather
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
indeed; really; truly; very much
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice