耍廢 shuǎ fèi - slacking off; goofing around

夜唱 yè chàng - night singing in karaoke

自助吧 zì zhù bā - self-service bar; buffet

青春熱血 qīng chūn rè xuè - youthfulness and passion; youthful enthusiasm

接下來 jiē xià lái - next; following

目標 mù biāo - goal; objective; target

明確 míng què - clear; definite; explicit

平安 píng ān - safe; peaceful

說難不難，說容易不容易 shuō nán bù nán, shuō róng yì bù róng yì - (a slang) Literally means that when we say it's difficult, it may not necessarily be difficult; when we say it's easy, it may not necessarily be easy. It implies that difficulty or ease cannot be accurately determined, as something may be both challenging and straightforward at the same time.

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父親節 fù qīn jié - Father's Day

手寫卡片 shǒu xiě kǎ piàn - handwritten card

手作卡片 shǒu zuò kǎ piàn - handmade card

祝福 zhù fú - blessing

永遠 yǒng yuǎn - forever

出社會 chū shè huì - enter society, start working

護腕 hù wàn - wrist guard

護膝 hù xī - knee guard

按摩椅 àn mó yǐ - massage chair

器具 qì jù - equipment

實用 shí yòng - practical

保險 bǎo xiǎn - safer; reliable

威士忌 wēi shì jì - whisky

伏特加 fú tè jiā - vodka

高粱酒 gāo liáng jiǔ - sorghum liquor; Gaoliang liquor

酒精濃度 jiǔ jīng nóng dù - alcohol content

烈 liè - strong, intense

頓 dùn - (measure word) meal

親 qīn - close, intimate

應酬 yìng chóu - socialize, social engagements

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- 為什麼她不去東京玩? Why didn’t she go to Tokyo?

總算 zǒng suàn - finally

行程滿檔 xíng chéng mǎn dǎng - fully-packed schedule

京都 jīng dū - Kyoto

大阪 dà bǎn - Osaka

神戶 shén hǔ - Kobe

北海道 běi hǎi dào - Hokkaido

東京 dōng jīng - Tokyo

九州 jiǔ zhōu - Kyushu

地理位置 dì lǐ wèi zhì - geographical location

沖繩 chōng shēn - Okinawa

廚房 chú fáng - kitchen

迪士尼 dí shì ní - Disneyland

- 京都是日本最好的城市嗎? Is Kyoto the best city in Japan?

樣貌 yàng mào - appearance

古老 gǔ lǎo - ancient, old

氣派 qì pài - grand, impressive

擁擠 yōng jǐ - crowded

步調 bù diào - pace, rhythm

相對...沒有那麼 xiāng duì...méi yǒu nà me - relatively not as...

大眾交通運輸 dà zhòng jiāo tōng yùn shū - public transportation

發達 fā dá - developed, advanced

舒適 shū shì - comfortable

古蹟 gǔ jī - historical sites

整體 zhěng tǐ - overall

整潔 zhěng jié - clean, tidy

濃妝 nóng zhuāng - heavy makeup

花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn - flamboyant, showy

孔雀 kǒng què - peacock

走秀 zǒu xiù - catwalk, fashion show

妝感 zhuāng gǎn - makeup look, appearance

點 diǎn - place, spot

奈良 nài là - Nara

- 台灣人在日本吃了什麼? What do Taiwanese people eat in Japan?

吃爆 chī bào - eat to the fullest

滿載而歸 mǎn zài ér guī - return with a full load; return laden with achievements

脂肪 zhī fáng - fat

和牛 hé niú - Wagyu beef

當天來回 dāng tiān lái huí - round trip on the same day

神戶牛 Shénhǔ niú - Kobe beef

牛丼 niú dòu - beef donburi (Japanese beef-rice-bowl dish)

甘願 gān yuàn - willingly, gladly

接待 jiē dài - reception, receive guests

料理 liào lǐ - (of dish) handle, deal with

清理 qīng lǐ - clean up

洗碗盤 xǐ wǎn pán - wash dishes

搜尋 sōu xún - search

堅持 jiān chí - insist, persist

資格證書 zī gé zhèng shū - qualification certificate

理念 lǐ niàn - concept, idea

感人 gǎn rén - touching, moving

- 還有什麼日本食物超級好吃? What other Japanese foods are incredibly delicious?

道頓堀 Dàodūnbō - Dotonbori (a popular street in Osaka, Japan)

順便 shùnbiàn - incidentally, by the way

炸天婦羅 zhà tiānfùluó - tempura (a Japanese dish of battered and deep-fried seafood or vegetables)

炸物 zhàwù - deep-fried food

味噌牛百頁串 wèizēng niú bǎiyè chuàn - Miso-marinated beef tripe skewers

(味噌 wèizēng - miso (a traditional Japanese fermented soybean paste))

濃 nóng - thick, rich, concentrated

住處 zhùchù - place of residence, accommodation

哈密瓜 hāmìguā - cantaloupe melon

- 台灣人去日本買了什麼? What do Taiwanese people buy when they go to Japan?"

行李箱 xínglǐxiāng - suitcase, luggage

塞爆 sāi bào - stuffed to the brim, packed tightly

娃娃 wáwa - doll, toy

擺在前面 bǎi zài qiánmiàn - put/display in the front

卡比 kǎbǐ - Kirby (a popular video game character)

一系列 yī xìliè - a series, a collection

買爆 mǎi bào - buy excessively, buy a lot

夾娃娃機店 jiá wáwá jī diàn - claw machine arcade, doll crane game arcade

傻眼 shǎyǎn - dumbfounded, astonished

不予置評 bù yǔ zhìpíng - no comment

振興日本觀光 zhènxīng Rìběn guānguāng - promote Japanese tourism, contribute to Japanese tourism

貢獻良多 gòngxiàn liángduō - make significant contributions

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鬼月 guǐ yuè - Ghost Month

盡量 jǐn liàng - try one's best to, as much as possible

鬼門開 guǐ mén kāi - Ghost Gate opens

鬼門關 guǐ mén guān - Ghost Gate closes

陰間 yīn jiān - Underworld, the world of ghosts and spirits

陽間 yáng jiān - The world of the living, the world of humans

迎接 yíng jiē - to greet, to welcome

禁忌 jìn jì - taboo, forbidden

投胎轉世 tóu tāi zhuǎn shì - reincarnation, to be reborn

剪指甲 jiǎn zhǐ jia - to cut nails, to trim fingernails/toenails

夜深人靜 yè shēn rén jìng - late at night when everything is quiet

氣 qì - qi, life force or energy in traditional Chinese culture

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賈伯斯 Jiǎ Bó Sī - Steve Jobs

安卓系統 ān zhuó xì tǒng - Android system

微軟 wéi ruǎn - Microsoft

人性化 rén xìng huà - user-friendly, designed for human needs

輟學 chuò xué - drop out of school

養父母 yǎng fù mǔ - foster parents

積蓄 jī xù - savings

必修課 bì xiū kè - required course

撿 jiǎn - to pick up

寶特瓶 bǎo tè píng - plastic bottle

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車庫 chē kù - garage

熱愛 rè ài - passion; to love ardently

董事會 dǒng shì huì - board of directors

被...踢除 bèi...tī chú - to be kicked out by

匹克斯動畫工作室 Pǐ kè sī dòng huà gōng zuò shì - Pixar Animation Studios

收購 shōu gòu - to acquire; to purchase

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- 心恩什麼時候開始有水晶? When did Xīn’ēn start having crystals?

水晶 shuǐ jīng - crystal

神秘的魔法石 shén mì de mó fǎ shí - mysterious magical stone, also the Chinese name of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

吸取 xī qǔ - absorb

負能量 fù néng liàng - negative energy

黑暗 hēi àn - darkness

出社會 chū shè huì - enter society

招財 zhāo cái - attract wealth

純粹 chún cuì - pure, simple

特殊 tè shū - special

神秘 shén mì - mysterious

功效 gōng xiào - efficacy, effect

手鍊 shǒu liàn - bracelet

珠珠串成... zhū zhū chuàn chéng - beads strung together

消磁 xiāo cí - demagnetize

氣場 qì chǎng - energy field

- 心恩越來越認識水晶 Xīn’ēn was getting to know crystals more and more

修行 xiūxíng - spiritual practice

攤販 tān fàn - street vendor

銀飾 yínshì - silver jewelry

PO照片 PO zhàopiàn - post photos online

代購 dàigòu - purchasing agent/proxy buying

黑曜石 hēiyào shí - obsidian

聚集 jùjí - gather/accumulate

訴苦 sùkǔ - complain/vent

- 水晶能幫助人嗎? Can crystals help people?

信念 xìn niàn - belief, faith

光明面 guāng míng miàn - bright side, positive aspect

招桃花 zhāo táo huā - attract love and relationships, enhance social skills

粉水晶 fěn shuǐ jīng - rose quartz, a pink-colored crystal believed to have love and relationship enhancing properties

人緣 rén yuán - human relations, social connections

礦物質 kuàng wù zhì - mineral

- 如果想要買水晶，心恩給的建議 If you want to buy crystals, what advice does Xīn’ēn give?

急躁 jí zào - impatient, irritable

緩慢 huǎn màn - slow, sluggish

紫水晶 zǐ shuǐ jīng - amethyst, a purple crystal

安定 ān dìng - stable, steady

智慧 zhì huì - wisdom, intelligence

翻書 fān shū - browse books, flip through pages

通透 tōng tòu - transparent, clear, thorough

焦躁 jiāo zào - restless, anxious

粉嫩 fěn nèn - pinkish

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剩下 shèng xià - remaining

技術 jì shù - technique

行程 xíng chéng - itinerary

蹦火仔 bèng huǒ zǎi - Sulfuric Fire Fishing

捕魚 bǔ yú - fishing

金山 jīn shān - Jinshan (a district in New Taipei City, Taiwan)

流傳 liú chuán - to be passed down

點火 diǎn huǒ - to light a fire

漁民 yú mín - fishermen

手電筒 shǒu diàn tǒng - flashlight

燒 shāo - to burn

趨光性 qū guāng xìng - phototaxis

光 guāng - light

亮 liàng - bright

魚網 yú wǎng - fishing net

僅存 jǐn cún - the only remaining

技法 jì fǎ - technique

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- 第三名Third place - 韓勾ㄟ金針菇 찐쩐꾸 

金針菇 jīn zhēn gū - enoki mushrooms

頻道 pín dào - channel

名稱 míng chēng - name/title

條理 tiáo lǐ - organized, logical

做作 zuò zuò - affected, artificial

故意 gù yì - intentionally

裝可愛 zhuāng kě ài - act cute

重心放在 zhòng xīn fàng zài - focus on, center around

- 第二名Second place - 莫彩曦Hailey 

爆紅 bào hóng - to become extremely popular or famous

互動 hù dòng - interaction, to interact

經營 jīng yíng - to manage, to operate

正向 zhèng xiàng - positive, positive thinking

正能量 zhèng néng liàng - positive energy, positive influence

- 第一名First place - Ku's dream酷的夢 

上山下海 shàng shān xià hǎi - to travel around and explore various places (literally "go up the mountains and down to the sea")

探索 tàn suǒ - to explore; exploration

企劃 qǐ huà - plan; project; scheme

環島 huán diǎo - traveling around an island (in this context, it means traveling around Taiwan)

反應 fǎn yìng - reaction; response

蛙人訓練 wā rén xùn liàn - frogman training; a type of military training that involves intense physical and mental conditioning for water-based operations

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- 為什麼心恩想要買房子? Why does Xin’en want to buy an apartment?

晉升 jìn shēng - to be promoted, elevated

閨蜜 guī mì - best friend (usually female)

任務 rèn wù - task, mission

跨縣市 kuà xiàn shì - cross-county/city, spanning across counties/cities

屏東 Píng dōng - a county in Taiwan

就業 jiù yè - employment, to be employed

高雄 Gāo xióng - a city in Taiwan

對方 duì fāng - the other person

負擔 fù dān - burden, to bear the cost or responsibility

- 租房子不好嗎? Is renting a place not a good option?

頭期款 tóu qī kuǎn - down payment

筆 bǐ - measure word for a sum of money

資金 zī jīn - funds/capital

房貸 fáng dài - housing loan/mortgage

升息 shēng xī - interest rate hike

契機 qì jī - opportunity/occasion

歸屬 guī shǔ - (sense of) belonging

套房 tào fáng - suite/apartment

雙人床 shuāng rén chuáng - double bed

衛浴 wèi yù - bathroom

相對之下 xiāng duì zhī xià - by comparison

摩擦 mó cā - friction/conflict

雙方 shuāng fāng - both sides/parties

脾氣上來 pí qì shàng lái - lose temper/get angry

精準 jīng zhuǎn - accurate/precise

- 在台灣，容易找到合適的房子嗎? Is it easy to find a suitable accommodation in Taiwan?

渴望度 kěwàng dù - degree of desire

迫切 pòqiè - urgent

積極的 jījí de - proactively

空閒 kòngxián - free time

走馬看花 zǒumǎ kànhuā - (an idiom) superficially look at something without careful consideration

心目中 xīnmù zhōng - in one's mind

房市 fángshì - housing market

前陣子 qián zhènzi - some time ago

漲 zhǎng - rise (in price)

價位 jiàwèi - price range

階段 jiēduàn - stage, phase

調整 tiáozhěng - adjustment

下修 xiàxiū - reduction, lower (in price)

議價 yì jià - bargaining, negotiation for the price

物件 wù jiàn - object/item/property

配合 pèi hé - cooperate/coordinate

房仲 fáng zhōng - real estate agent

成交 chéng jiāo - close a deal

收取 shōu qǔ - charge

砍價 kǎn jià - haggle/bargain

符合 fú hé - conform to/suit/match

慷慨 kāng kǎi - generous/open-handed

- 如果想要在台灣買房子，心恩給的建議 What advice would Xin’en give to someone who wants to buy a place in Taiwan?

接洽 jiēchá - contact, communicate with

機緣 jīyuán - opportunity, chance

交集 jiāo jí - intersection, overlap

丟 diū - give, send (informal)

關注 guānzhù - pay attention to, follow

白白 báibái - in vain, for nothing

銷售 xiāo shòu - sale

契合 qì hé - compatibility

金額 jīn é - amount of money

抓預算 zhuā yù suàn - set a budget

法拍屋 fǎ pāi wū - foreclosed house

多繞一些彎 duō rào yī xiē wān - take a detour

虧 kuī - loss, deficit

信用破產 xìn yòng pò chǎn - (of credit) bankruptcy 

氣場 qì chǎng - energy field, atmosphere

神奇 shén qí - magical, mystical

法器 fǎ qì - talisman, magical instrument

採光 cǎi guāng - lighting, illumination

對流 duì liú - convection, air flow

衡量 héng liáng - weigh, measure

十全十美 shí quán shí měi - (an idiom) perfect, flawless

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- 什麼是碗粿? What is "Savory Rice Pudding"?

碗粿 (Taiwanese: wā guì) - savory rice pudding; a Taiwanese snack

米漿 mǐ jiāng - rice milk; a beverage made from rice

香菇 xiāng gū - shiitake mushroom

蝦米 xiā mǐ - dried shrimp

滷肉 lǔ ròu - braised pork

蒸 zhēng - to steam

淋 lín - to drizzle or pour (e.g. sauce)

- 台灣最好吃的碗粿在哪裡?  Where is the best place to try "Savory Rice Pudding" in Taiwan?

富盛號 fù shèng hào - "Fu Sheng Hao Restaurant" (name of the restaurant) Address: 台南市中西區民族路三段11號

評論 píng lùn - review

平均 píng jūn - average

顆 kē - measure word for small, round, or granular objects such as beads, pills, grains, etc

星 xīng - star

名店 míng diàn - famous restaurant

口感 kǒu gǎn - texture and flavor of food

Q彈 Q tán - bouncy, chewy texture

綿密 mián mì - soft and dense texture

蝦仁 Xiā rén - baby shrimp

CP值 CP zhí - cost-performance ratio

獨門醬汁 dú mén jiàng zhī - unique sauce only available in this restaurant

蒜泥 suàn ní - mashed garlic

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