wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
great difference; major mistake
river; stream; River; the ... river
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
moustache; beard; 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
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
kick; treating (someone) poorly
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
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
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
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 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 (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter