obstetrics; obstetrical department; maternity division
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
small attached annex; lean-to
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
as soon as possible; ASAP
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
please (give me); please (do for me)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(water-filled) paddy field
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
water breaking (during pregnancy)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
maternity room; delivery room
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others