pregnancy; conception; gestation
several years; a few years
on and after; from ... onward; since
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
clinic; medical office; infirmary
business; work; operations; service; duties
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
stealthily; secretly; in secret
unfortunately; regrettably
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
contraception; birth control
disclosure; exposure; revelation
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh