novel; story; (work of) fiction
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
change in appearance; transformation
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; dissection (e.g. of a problem); putting in order
to cut; to slit; to cut open
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to crawl out of; to creep out of
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
older sister; elder sister
dozens; scores of; decades
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air; stuffiness
innumerable; countless; numberless
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
deep inside; innermost place
sarcophagus; stone coffin
with a (light) slapping sound