happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
when it comes to; concerning
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
maternity leave; paternity leave
on the occasion of; at the time of
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
since when; from when; how long
pregnancy; conception; gestation
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
older brother; elder brother
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
ventilation fan; extractor fan
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
most part; greater part; majority
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed