(full-length) novel; long novel
personal; individual; private
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
finger marks; dirt from the hands
impression given by a painting or image
traditional; customary; conventional
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
seasoning; flavour; flavor
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
beginning; clue; starting point
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
society; the world; the times
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
large number (of); many; majority
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)