手しゅ沢たく本ぼん

noun

well-worn favorite book; beloved book showing signs of use

Literary term for a book that has been handled and loved so much it shows wear; implies deep personal attachment.

• 祖そ父ふの手しゅ沢たく本ぼんには、たくさんの書かき込こみがあった。

  My grandfather's well-worn favorite book had many notes written in it.

• 彼かれは何なん度ども読よみ返かえした手しゅ沢たく本ぼんを大たい切せつにしている。

  He treasures his beloved book, which he has read over and over again.