three parts; three copies
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
something that leaps or thrusts out
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
maternity leave; paternity leave
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
to devise; to plot; to plan
game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
strike (i.e. industrial action)
ahead; before; the future
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
inspection; examination; checking
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
police drama (television); detective drama
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with