moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
kick; treating (someone) poorly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to alternate; to take turns
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
scholarship; scientific attainments
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
various matters; everything
and yet; though; when; in spite of
true character; true heart; true spirit
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted