to go into labor; to go into labour
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift; push present
baby carriage; perambulator; pram
baby bottle; nursing bottle; feeding bottle
(front) baby sling; (front) baby carrier
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
important point; point to make note of
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
inn town; post town; post-station town
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
journey; route of a journey
multinational; transnational
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to sit for an examination
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
divining sticks; counting; calculation
on the other hand; at the same time
completely; entirely; totally
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
example; illustration; precedent
to give something weight; to give something dignity
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)