to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
returning to one's parents' house to give birth; giving birth at one's parents' home
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
number of persons; personnel
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
as a child; when one was a child
naughty; mischievous; unruly
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to run around; to bustle about
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
for example; for instance; e.g.
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray