to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
tingling; stinging; pungently
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
logistics; supply; communications
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
deck (from which players draw cards); draw pile; stock; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
long-serving soldier; veteran
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
January; first month of the lunar calendar
abandoned city; deserted city
affluent; branch stream that flows into a main stream
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
anything and everything; just about everything
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire