large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
in that way; thus; so; so?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
small attached annex; lean-to
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how long; how far; how much
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
feeling; sense; impression
next; following; subsequent; stage; station