car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
people; men and women; each person; everybody
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
such ... as; or some such
to have an idea; to have a clue
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
chief; main; principal; major
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
counter for books; volume
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
new book; new publication
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
big fan (of something or someone); great fan