contraception; birth control
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
occasional; infrequent; rare
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
winter clothing; winter wear; winter goods
imposing stance; daunting pose
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
polish (jewels); cultivation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
over-fond parent; doting parent
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
commuting to nursery school or kindergarten
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
surroundings; circumference
going to kindergarten (nursery school, etc.)
childcare leave (taken after the compulsory childcare leave); maternity leave; paternity leave
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order