childbirth; delivery; confinement
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
derailment; digression; deviation
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
individual differences; personal equation
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
while alive; during one's lifetime
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
(political) administration; political power
split; division; break up
center; centre; metropolis
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
connection; relation; linkage
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
time axis; time basis; timeline
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
natural disaster; cataclysm
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants