glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
because of; owing to; due to
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
(your) daughter; young woman
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary