The Travels of Marco Polo
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
reading matter; reading material
house where one was born; one's parents' house
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
active; dynamic; behavioural
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
very much; very many; more and more
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
special selection; finest pick; top pick
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
intelligence or information network