there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
(principle of) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; lex talionis; equal retaliation
lingchi; death by a thousand cuts; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; (lit.) even if one stood on one's head
warming one's crotch by standing over a hibachi
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
colleague; company friend
personality cult; cult of personality
extremely; very; a shitload; a lot; a great amount
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
sofa bed; sofa-bed; sofabed
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
germ cell; reproductive cell
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
endurance race (motorsport)
shameless person; sophisticated person; brazen hussy
causticity; corrosiveness
chasing one another; playing tag
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
business-to-business; inter-business; inter-enterprise; B2B
first sign of the Chinese calendar
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
playful age; heyday of youth
continued luck in the fortunes of war