postpartum; after childbirth
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
dead person; deceased person
abandoned child; foundling
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ...
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
diagnosis; medical examination
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
technical skill; ability; capacity
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
retirement; resignation; stepping down
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)