seasoning; flavoring; flavouring
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
kitchen; financial situation; finances
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
fetish (object believed to have supernatural powers)
to bury; to embed; to implant
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to practice magic; to practise magic
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
stockpiled materials; stockpiled supplies
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...