attempting to conceive; trying to have children
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
counter for birds or rabbits
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
research; study; investigation
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
use; utilization; utilisation; application
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
tendency; trend; inclination
settlement; solution; resolution
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
special; particular; peculiar; unique
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
the other day; a few days ago
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when