counter for books; volume
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
valuable article; valuables
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
relation; connection; relevance
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
opposite side; other side; other party
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show