that is to say; so that means
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to subsist; to keep on living
one's every action; every single move
to be a matter of life or death
reward; honorarium; remuneration
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
whatever (the case may be)
level ground; horizon; field of view
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
killing time; staving off boredom