pregnancy; conception; gestation
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
interview (with a doctor); history taking
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
women's disease; gynecological disorder; gynopathy
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
pelvic examination; consultation at an office (as opposed to a house call)
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
individual differences; personal equation
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
giving birth at home; home delivery; home birth
promising without due consideration
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
amusing; funny; interesting
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
leaving everything up to someone else
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
opening a business; opening a practice
early (days); initial stage; initial
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
periodic; regular; routine
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement