to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
plank of Carneades (thought experiment)
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
scrap lumber; piece of wood
to thrust away; to send flying
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
your company; your shrine
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
eye discharge; eye mucus; sleep
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
house built on sand; house of cards
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
to be photographed; to be projected
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless