belief; faith; conviction
to live through; to survive
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
low-level; lower-order; lower-order; lower-degree
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to intend; to be sure that
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
Bordeaux (France); Bordeaux (wine); Bordeaux (color); wine
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
several types; several kinds; several species
famous brand of sake; choice sake
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
double; twice (as much); twofold
game in which the points (or prize) double with each win; exponential increase; rapidly multiplying growth
to become hoarse; to become husky
border (between countries); national border
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
without; but if; otherwise; or else
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
common front; united front
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration