family tree; pedigree; genealogy
banning of books; banned book
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
private records; secret notes; secret document; confidential papers
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
at a loose end; having nothing to do
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
rags; tattered clothes; (hand-woven) tapestry; sakiori; rag weaving
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
counter for books; volume
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
at first; in the beginning; originally
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
posterity; future generations; future life
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
very much; very many; more and more
roughly; coarsely; grittily
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
writing; composition; essay; sentence
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
writing on someone's behalf
to add; to write a postscript
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious