monaural; monophonic; mono
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
string instrument; stringed instrument
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
back country; remote countryside
critic; reviewer; commentator
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
indirection; indirectness
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
haori (Japanese formal coat)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
and; thereupon; because of that
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat