monaural; monophonic; mono
pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin
electrical machinery; appliances
maternity leave; paternity leave
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
research and development; R&D
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
place for relaxation and refreshment
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
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
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
trial product; prototype model
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against