matter of taste

fondness, favor, favour

freely; as much as one wants

like to / enjoy / be fond of

liked, favorite

reading / (figuratively) understanding of something, speculation about something

to read (look at and interpret written text) / to read (speak aloud written text) / to infer; to speculate / to count

初夏: beginning of summer / 書架: bookshelf / 書家: calligrapher

The hiragana syllable しょ (sho). Its equivalent in katakana is ショ (sho).

承知: consent, acceptance, assent, admitting, acknowledgment, compliance, agreement, awareness / 招致: invitation / 沼地: marshland, wetland, swampland / 勝地: beauty spot, scenic spot / 小智: shallow wisdom