amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to put into the mouth; to eat
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
for the first time in one's life
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to polish up; to shine up
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
living together; coexistence
single word; a few words; brief comment
vale tudo (Brazilian combat sport)
fighting stance; fighting pose
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
as a child; when one was a child
Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole