bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
first generation; founder
way of talking; speaking style
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
counter for books; volume
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to suppress one's emotions
unproductive; counterproductive
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
final scene; the end; finale