(non-permanent) hair removal; depilation
childbirth; delivery; confinement
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
nasal plug; wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place
metempsychosis; saving the lives of many
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to go into labor; to go into labour
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
feeding (animals); provisioning
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
how others look at you; what others think about you
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
living together; communal life; cohabitation
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents