mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
intrauterine; inside the uterus
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
secondary sex characteristic
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
food expenses; cost of one's board
touché; you've got me there
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering