rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
confinement (for childbirth); bed used by a woman in childbirth; postpartum period; postnatal period
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
one day; (on) a certain day
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
(courteous) invitation; call
estimate (of costs); budget
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
family; relatives; dependents; household
be (that) as it may; having said that
property; fortune; means; assets
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
treasure chest; strongbox
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
yoke; constraints; oppression
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
just because; even if; even though
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest