oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to go into labor; to go into labour
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
assistance; backing; reinforcements
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to blow out; to spout out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to give; to do (something) for
to put one's strength into
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
woman in childbirth; woman who is just about to give birth; woman who has just given birth
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of