breast-feeding pillow; nursing cushion
honeymoon baby; baby conceived on one's honeymoon
ancon; bracket; corbel piece
custody battle; custody dispute
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
stone sauna; facility where one rests on towels laid on a slab of heated natural rock
notarized document; notarised document
bellyband; maternity belt; (saddle) girth
autumn, season of good appetite
stocktaking; inventory count; faultfinding
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
how many months?; how long?
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
ward office; council (regional)
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
health management; health maintenance; health care
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie