connection; link; relationship
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to look down on; to condescend
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
practicality; utility; usefulness
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
everyday life; daily life
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
throne; first place; top spot; championship
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
manners; behavior; behaviour
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining