protective instinct; defensive instinct
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
karaoke room; karaoke box
VIP; very important person
secret base; hideout; hidden position
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
please enjoy (the food); dig in; bon appétit
Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
blankety-blank; bleep; yada yada; xxx
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
remainder of the year; rest of the year
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
dark chocolate (with high sugar content)
ingredient; component; composition
bitter (taste); bitter (type of beer)
mixer (audio, concrete, etc.); blender (usu. countertop)
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying