to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to rally; to make a comeback
moment; brief space of time
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to crumble away; to collapse
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
letting (someone) die without helping
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
village; hamlet; settlement
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
time; season; period; phase; stage
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time