private tutor; coach; governess
traditional Japanese dance
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
intention; idea; inclination; wish
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to relax; to feel at home
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
advance; moving forward; progress
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
top of the head; vertex; parietal
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to fall on one's backside
just above; right overhead
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
falling object; fallen object
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect