home tutor; private tutor; coach
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
autumn, the harvest season
palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
half-term; half-time; half period
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
data collecting party; news crew
Christmas Eve; holy night
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
comfort (in living place)
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
fried cake of minced meat
adaptability; flexibility
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
big catch (fishing); good haul
younger brother and sister
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
chalk (mineral); white wall
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
one's house; one's home; one's family
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
freely; frankly; without reserve