something like ...; something called ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
summer vacation; summer holiday
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
library (usu. single-room); small library
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
time; hour; period; class
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
pure literature; belles-lettres
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction