後

without considering the consequences; recklessly; imprudently; going overboard

Medicine

postpartum depression; postnatal depression

to outlive

after construction; after building; since construction

before and after childbirth

redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)

Shoku Nihon Kōki (fourth of the six classical Japanese history texts)

Bungo Japanese apricot; Prunus mume var. bungo

last entrant (to a race, market, etc.)

subordination

Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts)

to fail to escape

remedial measure; settlement (of matters); dealing with the aftermath

savings for old age; retirement savings

postmenopausal

rump of a cow

low-ranking member of a large group

black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans)

three days from today

four days from today

year after next

accessory after the fact

Finance

subordinated loan

better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond

Idiomatic expression

final emergency measure; final defence when one is cornered

Product name

Bungo Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Bungo province; 732 CE)