to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
first cry of a newborn baby
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
your husband; her husband
(childbirth) delivery table; birthing table
business trip; official trip
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
natto (fermented soybeans)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
third day of the month; three days
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare