big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
parent lottery (i.e. not being able to choose one's parents); one's circumstances or prospects in life being determined by one's parents
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
(appropriate for) one's age
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
humerus (upper bone in arm)
radius (bone of the forearm)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to be suspected without cause
a rival horse or candidate
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
relation; connection; affinity
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
straight-sets victory; straight-set win
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
combination; union; binding; bond
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
union; joining; conjugation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
matter; thing; affair; circumstance