of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
out of season; unseasonal
belt used for back support after fifth month of pregnancy
covering used to wrap a baby
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
3000; three thousand; many
Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
childbirth; delivery; confinement
Kerry (Ireland); Kelley; Kerrey
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
maternity room; delivery room
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
memory; ability to remember
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong