easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
tiger mom; tiger mum; mother who is overly obsessed with her children's academic performance
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
fate; destiny; predestination
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
softly; mildly; gently; politely
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
rapid development; rapid unfolding
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
having gone too far to turn back
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
one by one; in detail; minutely
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
matter of concern; matter of interest
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
party; set; gang; company; person
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
information; news; report; reward; retribution
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher