large bird; peng (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
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; the same; 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)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
feeling; sense; impression
next; following; subsequent; stage; station