miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
husband and wife; married couple
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
common reed (Phragmites australis)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
first meeting; first interview with
guest of honor; guest of honour; main guest at a tea ceremony
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
lidded; covered; container with a lid
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits