shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
time; season; period; phase; stage
pregnancy; conception; gestation
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to go into labor; to go into labour
thin India ink; diluted ink
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to try all possible means
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
first cry of a newborn baby
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to complete decisively; to do to completion
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
after childbirth; postpartum
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
one's own child; one's own children
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to wring the neck; to strangle
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar