to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
that; the matter in question
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in comparison to; rather than
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
something; some kind of; for some reason
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to watch over; to watch attentively
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
even though; despite; when
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
another family; another house
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of