to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
unkindness; unfriendliness
opening ceremony (of the school term)
deep regret; great disappointment
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
remote (work, device, etc.)
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
one by one; one at a time; in turn
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
in this manner; in this way; like this
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
Queen of the Night (character in Mozart's Magic Flute)
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
while moving; on the move
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
technological development
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave