being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
ideally; if one were to wish for more
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
profiting while others fight
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
posing a question; question
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
woman who is obsessed with the education of her children
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
expressing one's mind; speaking out
paella (Spanish rice dish)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
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)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane