very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
father; dad; husband; you; he
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
tension; mental strain; nervousness
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
chair; stool; post; office; position
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to pass (of time); to elapse
God; god; ace; king; superior person
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to