meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
library (usu. single-room); small library
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
school bag; school satchel
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)