wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
expressing one's mind; speaking out
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
tiger mom; tiger mum; mother who is overly obsessed with her children's academic performance
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
posing a question; question
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
ideally; if one were to wish for more
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
digest; summary; abridgment
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
pure; genuine; pure (of a subject of study; as opposed to applied, practical, etc.); genuine (parts, accessories, etc.); official
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
location famous for production of something (usually food)
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)