eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
oil-based (or greasy) medicine
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
Hayakawa Daisuke (1975.6.3-)
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
discouraged person; (like a) sheep being led to a slaughterhouse
thumbing (in boxing, poking a thumb in one's opponent's eye)
there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn
number-withheld phone calls
highest part of the shoulder (of clothing)
out-boxing; hit-and-run; striking and running away
creaking; squeaking; grating; friction (between people)
action-reaction law; Newton's third law of motion
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
double room (e.g. at a hotel)
acoustic material; acoustic absorbent material
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
there's no smoke without fire
bony tissue; bony substance
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
acetone peroxide; triacetone triperoxide; peroxyacetone; TATP; TCAP
(arch.) master of the rice field; (arch.) chief farmer; lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
arcade game where one can win a prize
to reveal one's true colors
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
sun symbol (e.g. in a weather forecast)