childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
cry (of baby); mewl (of kitten)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
godparent; first person to give something its name
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
festival; feast; carnival
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
customer traffic; customers; custom
vacant or unoccupied room
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
cantaloupe-flavoured soda
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
genuine product; official product; accessory product from the manufacturer of the main product
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
ten (long cylindrical things)
open every day of the year
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
all eyes; public attention
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join