siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
biological child; one's own child
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
that's the way it is; such is life
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
skill; dexterity; master hand
to employ; to hire; to charter
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst