assisted reproductive technology; ART
pelvic examination; consultation at an office (as opposed to a house call)
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
water breaking (during pregnancy)
unbroken; endless; continuous
childbirth; delivery; confinement
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
timewasting; killing time
performing a surgical operation
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
impossible to do (although wants to)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
receiving; acceptance; reception
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed