monaural; monophonic; mono
front-row sets; ringside seats
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
autumn breeze; fall breeze
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
previous engagement; prior contract
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
tear gland; lacrimal gland
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
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
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
whistle (sound made with the lips)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
in perfect form; going swimmingly
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
close; intimate; on good terms
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into