volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
although; but; even though; I wish that
author; writer; novelist; artist
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
that's the way it is; such is life
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to understand; to make out
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
core; core; hardcore; all-out
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)