cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
technique; art; skill; move
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
society; the world; the times
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
higher rank; better position
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
putting into operation; invocation
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing