coffee time; tea time; coffee break
monaural; monophonic; mono
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
maternity health record book; mother and child health notebook
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to perceive; to understand
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
boiled and half-dried bonito
and; thereupon; because of that
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
clearing one's throat; cough
empirical; from experience
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex