commencing with; including
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
leader; guide; mentor; coach
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
thought; consideration; thinking
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly