otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department
monaural; monophonic; mono
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
maternity room; delivery room
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
large hospital; major hospital
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to have a reason; to have an excuse
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
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.)
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)