celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to be born; to come into the world
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
this much; to this extent; to this degree
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
maternity leave; paternity leave
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
supreme; sublime; highest
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to cover fully; to wrap around
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
smoothly; easily; readily
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
fourth month of the lunar calendar
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
mental charm; moral beauty
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
personal; individual; private
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity