to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to pick up; to find; to gather
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
cooperation; collaboration
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
abortion; to be interrupted; to be discontinued; to be suspended
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
surname; family name; last name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all