to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
quiz; short test; mini test
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
interference; meddling; butting in
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
educator; teacher; educationalist
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than