monaural; monophonic; mono
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
ex-husband; former husband
movie director; film director
place for relaxation and refreshment
ability; capability; competence; skill
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
Saitama (city, prefecture)
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
sampling food; tasting; trying
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to apologize; to apologise
this occasion; at this time; now
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg