The Name of the Rose (1980 novel by Umberto Eco)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
bronze color; copper color
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to play a leading role; to play a central part
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
Twelfth Night; Epiphany Eve
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
this (very thing); this precisely
queendom; country ruled by a queen
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
speech; expression; wording; language
to make a firm resolution
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
plaintive; piteous; doleful
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
hair style; way of dressing hair
special training; intensive training; crash course
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain