returning to one's parents' house to give birth; giving birth at one's parents' home
to defer; to postpone; to move down
mumps; epidemic parotitis
monaural; monophonic; mono
woman who is obsessed with the education of her children
water breaking (during pregnancy)
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
charming; bewitching; coquettish
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
the same grade; same class
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
movie director; film director
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
first cry of a newborn baby
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
Christmas Eve; holy night
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days