burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
final; eventual; ultimate
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
means; way; method; measure
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
groundwater; underground water
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
man; male; masculine gender
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
labor pains; birth pangs; throes of creation; toil of producing something new