patent thicket; patent cluster
horny goat weed (Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum); rowdy lamb herb; barrenwort; bishop's hat; fairy wings; yin yang huo
all take and no give; rip-off
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
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
worthless; pointless; useless
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
heavy bombing; intensive bombing
confession; confidential talk; frank talk
lingchi; death by a thousand cuts; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
to jerk off; to masturbate
commercialization; commercialisation
information security; information protection; data security
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; (lit.) even if one stood on one's head
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
directional button; button with arrow(s) (on keypad, game controller, etc.)
autonomous (national) defence; self-reliant defence
warming one's crotch by standing over a hibachi
to copulate (animals); to mate
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives