easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to develop into a serious incident
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
pubic region; private parts; genital area
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
heart sound; cardiac sound
moxibustion; chastisement; scolding
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
incision; operation; section
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
throng; gathering of people
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
still better; even better
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
(find) common (meeting) ground
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
air of seniority; patronizing attitude
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
moxa (dried mugwort leaf used in moxibustion); Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded