obstetric analgesia during labor and delivery (e.g. epidural); painless childbirth
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
beginning; outset; first; onset
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
myself; yourself; I; me; you
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
illness; condition; -pathy
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
artery; arterial road; major route
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)