monaural; monophonic; mono
to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride to
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
one's own car; privately owned car
to get going; to start off
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to perceive; to understand
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
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 child; when one was a child; childhood
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
spring break; spring vacation
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
no matter how much time passes
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to bury; to embed; to implant
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
parts; accessories; components
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat