monaural; monophonic; mono
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
telephone bill; telephone rate
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
to begin purchasing; to purchase
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
(short) rest; breather; break
(for the) first time in one's life
holding two or more positions concurrently
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction