in one's own way or style
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
television program; TV program
journal; magazine; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to discuss; to talk together
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be conspicuous; to stand out
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
small number; few; minority
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
(one) could even say that
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish