major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
(childbirth) delivery table; birthing table
sphygmomanometer (instrument used to measure blood pressure)
unapproved; lack of approval
expected date of confinement; expected delivery date (of a baby)
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
evacuation order; evacuation notice
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
laxative; purgative; evacuant
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
in accordance with plans; just as planned
extreme masochist; very masochistic
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to sit for an examination
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child