great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
archeologist; archaeologist
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)
cold district; northern district
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
smart rabbit; cunning rabbit; nimble rabbit
employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism
presumption; assumption; estimation
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
period (interval of a game); piri (Korean double reed instrument)
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
guess; conjecture; surmise
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
similar figures (in geometry)
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
field office (of a construction company)
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
exclusive cut (of meat); rare cut
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
running out of energy; running out of strength
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range