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)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
law-like nature; regularity
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
unconfirmed; unidentified
Nagano (city, prefecture)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
the whole area; all areas
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick