noun:

• preparing one's own lunch; bringing one's own lunch; paying for one's own lunch
• working without pay; volunteer work

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out - also has an archaic reading of かどいで
• starting a new life; starting life anew

noun / ~する noun:

• selecting from one's own works; one's own selection

noun:

• voting for oneself ［自選］

noun:

• one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

noun:

• one's own profits; one's own pockets ➜ 私腹を肥やす

noun / ~する noun:

• acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• one's own handwriting; autograph

noun:

• singing to one's own accompaniment

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to choose at one's own discretion
• to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

noun / ~する noun:

• paying one's own school expenses by working

noun:

• newspaper article where the journalist gives their own opinions, etc. on a particular topic; op-ed article

noun:

• one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s)
• one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point - idiom ➜ お手の物

expression:

• those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land (a mantra of Confucianism) - proverb

noun:

• acting according to one's own beliefs, being undisturbed by others - four character idiom

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

noun:

• one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach - male language

expression / noun:

• one's own child; one's own children

noun:

• own shares; treasury stock

expression:

• Water seeks its own level - idiom

noun:

• one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

noun:

• one's own thought; one's own idea - humble language

noun:

• person with differing ideology, attitudes, etc. to one's own - slang ➜ あっち系

expression:

• there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes - proverb

expression:

• idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances - Buddhism term ➜ 四法印【しほういん】