monaural; monophonic; mono
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to appoint; to assign; to designate
firm; strong; solid; stable
to be in complete attendance
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
face; looks; vestiges; trace
trivia; snippet of knowledge
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
autumn breeze; fall breeze
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
not understanding; not knowing
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
postponement; deferment; adjournment
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to go out and away; to leave
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
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
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat