old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
enumeration; citation; listing
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
warrior princess (in fiction)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
manly; masculine; like a man
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm