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
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
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
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
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
endless; boundless; everlasting
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
cooperation; collaboration
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum