veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
striking; remarkable; considerable
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
siesta; nap; catnap; stopping at an inn
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
Niwa Fumio (1904.11.22-2005.4.20)
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
water breaking (during pregnancy)