to entrust; to leave to a person
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
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
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 fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
final scene; the end; finale