maternity room; delivery room
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
to comb down; to smooth down
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust
arabesque pattern; toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
(United States of) America; USA
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
manuscript; version; draft
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
state of the war; war situation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
authority; power; influence
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block