monaural; monophonic; mono
monjayaki; pan-fried batter with various fillings
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
elder sister; effeminate man
first class plus; extra special
autumn breeze; fall breeze
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
public holiday; celebration (of)
to be expensive; to be costly
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
natto (fermented soybeans)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
graduation ceremony; commencement
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
speaking voice; talking voice