monaural; monophonic; mono
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
this week's issue (e.g. magazine)
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
second edition; additional printing
to seek a path; to find one's way
Japanese-style confectionary store
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
autumn breeze; fall breeze
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
vocational school; technical school
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
new book; new publication
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead