one by one; in detail; minutely
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
to become free; to get time off
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
unidentifiable; unidentified
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
peeler (kitchen utensil); peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
iron man; strong man; (steel-clad) robot
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
menstruation; period; time of the month
on the way home from school
the way back; the way home; return trip
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
depending on the (one's) situation (circumstances); at one's pleasure
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
leaf vegetable; greens; vegetable leaves
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
attendance; presence and absence; attendance and non-attendance
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour