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
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
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
Christmas Eve; holy night
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
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
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
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
delicious; appetizing; appetising
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride