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
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
data collecting party; news crew
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
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
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
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
overseas student; exchange student
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
one of these days; someday; one day
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely