to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening
pregnancy; conception; gestation
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
interview (with a doctor); history taking
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
women's disease; gynecological disorder; gynopathy
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
consultation at an office (as opposed to a house call); pelvic examination
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
liquid; beverage; food with high water content (esp. sorbet or fruit served as a dessert in a kaiseki dinner); gamble; uncertain affair
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
citrus; citrus fruit; citrus (as a fragrance category; in perfumes, detergents, etc.); citrus scent
individual differences; personal equation
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
giving birth at home; home delivery; home birth
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
promising without due consideration
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
drift; drifting (driving technique); controlled skid
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
amusing; funny; interesting
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to grow (of moss, grass, etc.); to sprout; to appear
leaving everything up to someone else
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down