collection of books; (personal) library
technical book; specialized book; treatise
smallish; on the small side
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
color scheme; colour scheme
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
Scrolls of Frolicking Animals (set of 12th and 13th century picture scrolls)
information transfer; information transmission
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
how-to (book); self-help book
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
sewing; needlework; embroidery
sewing scissors; dressmaker's shears
(cutting down) one after another; left and right; in quick succession; flapping (of a large bird's wings)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
crystalline lens (of the eye)
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable