pure literature; belles-lettres
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
government service; the bureaucracy
tripartite talk; three-man talk
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
English Speaking Society; English Study Society; English conversation club
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
fourth month of the lunar calendar
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
level of popularity (with the opposite sex); degree of attractiveness
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
well-bred; of good upbringing
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
armor and helmet (armour)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
private citizen; civilian
scattering (in all directions)
your body; your health; yourself; you
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
having various interests; wide range of interests
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
composition; constitution
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece