such ... as; or some such
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
all present; all concerned; all of us
presence; sitting with; being with
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to feel; to sense; to experience
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
expression; presentation; representation; notation
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
unpredictability; element of surprise
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
ago; since; before; previous
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
man; male; masculine gender
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that