showing (i.e. being visibly pregnant); someone who is visibly pregnant
water gone underground (to emerge as a spring)
hospital bed not fully covered by national health insurance; hospital bed incurring an extra charge
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
demo tape; demonstration tape
ascites; abdominal dropsy
frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii); frill-necked lizard
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
nursing school; nursing college
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
oral medicine; internal medicine
this occasion; at this time; now
medical apparatus; medical instruments
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
anticancer drug; anticancer agent
discipline; punishment; reprimand
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
good luck; fortune; happiness
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
retry; another try; another go
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment