two-tone coloring; two-tone colouring
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
Island; insula; island; islet
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)
one's principal residence; main home
making a rough estimate in one's head; expectation; anticipation
cohabiting but living in different worlds
thought; idea; conception
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
kyūdō; kyudo; Japanese archery
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
advance; moving forward; progress
falling object; fallen object
Doberman pinscher (dog breed)
Dobermann (dog breed); Doberman pinscher
to spring at; to leap upon
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
roadside trees; row of trees
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
flames; forefront of fire; flame tips
drinking bout; merrymaking
gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
common reed (Phragmites australis)