(non-permanent) hair removal; depilation
childbirth; delivery; confinement
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
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
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
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
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
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
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
prayer (for something); supplication
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets