easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
settlement out of court; private settlement
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
other than; excluding; without
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to repent; to be penitent
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to say no more; to sink into silence
directions; instructions; orders; command
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with