private tutor; coach; governess
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
strong-willed; strong of heart
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
huge; enormous; great big
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
training (animals); breaking (animals)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
if you think about it; come to think of it
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
school rules; school regulations
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
ignorant of the ways of the world
depravity; corruption; degradation
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
sorry; excuse me; thank you
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
physical condition; state of health
special treatment; priority
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category