reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
ancient character (esp. Chinese); ancient writing
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
technical book; specialized book; treatise
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
office hours; business hours; working hours
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
day after day; day by day
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to be accustomed to reading
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge