parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
railroad; railway; rail transport
construction; establishment
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
government; administration; ministry
permission; approval; authorization; license
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province